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The linear units originated mostly from the body measures and were used for the measures of distance or area (*kṣetra* or *varga*), or volume of solid figures (*ghana*). The idea of *varga-* and *ghana-* *māna* are sometimes mentioned or understood from the contexts. The linear units were also connected with the circumferences of the earth from which modern equivalents of different units have been computed.