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=== Glossary === | === Glossary === | ||
#Vijjala -Slimy, smeary, very vicid (m.w. p. 961) | #''Vijjala'' -Slimy, smeary, very vicid (m.w. p. 961) | ||
#Teksna- Operating speedily, doing anything quickly (m.w. p. 157) | #''Teksna''- Operating speedily, doing anything quickly (m.w. p. 157) | ||
#Sanga-combination, adhesion. | #''Sanga''-combination, adhesion. | ||
#Vighat- Detachment , stroke, in pieces (m.w.p.957) | #''Vighat''- Detachment , stroke, in pieces (m.w.p.957) | ||
#Aratni -Length of fore arm, middle length from the elbow to the tip of the little finger. | #''Aratni'' -Length of fore arm, middle length from the elbow to the tip of the little finger. | ||
#Angula - A fingers breadth, a measure equal to 8 barley corns. | #''Angula'' - A fingers breadth, a measure equal to 8 barley corns. | ||
#Drona- A measure of grains, 1 drona = 4 prastha, 16 kudavas, 64 palas, 256 karshas (m.w.p. 134) | #''Drona''- A measure of grains, 1 ''drona'' = 4 ''prastha'', 16 ''kudavas'', 64 ''palas'', 256 ''karshas'' (m.w.p. 134) | ||
#Srotiyas – to give into the possession of | #''Srotiyas'' – to give into the possession of ''Brahman'' versed in the ''Vedas''. | ||
#Panyajivins- Living by trade, a | #''Panyajivins''- Living by trade, a tradesman. | ||
#One prastha =64 tola, one prastha=746gm.; | #One ''prastha'' =64 tola, one ''prastha''=746gm.;1 ''tola''=11.50gm | ||
#One Adhaka = 256 tolas, | #One ''Adhaka'' = 256 tolas, 1 ''tola''=11 .50gm | ||