History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c51.48

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²⁵⁶³ For prakrama vide p. 989 n. 2239 above. Instead of prakramas, the measurement may be only with the padas (footsteps of the sacrificer). Vide com. on Āp. XI. 4. 13. According to com. on Kāt. VIII. 3. 14 a pada is equal to two prakramas. Kāt. VIII. 3. 10 optionally allows 16½ prakramas on the north and south of the first peg i. e. the śroṇī (west side of the mahāvedi) will then be 33 prakramas (instead of 30). Even so early as the Tai. S. these measurements of the mahāvedi are given; 'त्रिंशत्पदानि पश्चात्तिरश्ची भवति षट्त्रिंशत्प्राची चतुर्विंशतिः पुरस्तात्तिरश्ची' तै. सं. (VI. 2. 4. 5).