History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.139

v5.c74.139

¹³³⁷ तीराद्द्व्यूतिमात्रं तु परित क्षेत्रमुच्यते। तीरं त्यक्त्वा वसेत्क्षेत्रे तीरे वासो न चेष्यते ॥ एकयोजनविस्तीर्णा क्षेत्रसीमा तदद्वयात् । नारदीय (उत्तर) 43. 119-120 The first is quoted from स्कन्द by तीर्थचि p. 266, which remarks 'उभयतटे प्रत्येकं क्रोशद्वयं क्षेत्रम्' The half verse' एक० is quoted from भविष्य by तीर्थचि. p. 267, गङ्गावा. p. 136. गव्यूति is a measure of length or distance generally taken as equal to two krośas There was some difference about the measures of length. According to the Amarakośa a gavyūti is equal to two krośas 'गव्यूति. स्त्री क्रोशयुग्मम्'. According to the वायु 8 105-107 and 101. 122-126 and ब्रह्माण्ड II 7 96-101 the measures are 24 अङ्गुलs = one हस्त, 96 अङ्गुलs = धनुः (which is same as दण्ड, युग and नाली), 2000 धनुः = गव्यूति and 8000 धनुः = योजन , acc. to the मार्कण्डेय 46. 37-40, 4 हस्तs = धनुः or दण्ड, or युग or नालिका), 2000 धनु =क्रोश, 4 क्रोशs = गव्यूति which is the same as योजन. Vide H. of Dh. vol. III. p. 145 n. 185.