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| − | [[yojana]] ([[由旬]]). The distance covered by one day’s march of an army or by one day’s walk of a yoked bull. One [[yojana]] may equal 4 or 8 [[krośas]], each [[krośa]] being the distance at which a bull’s bellow can be heard. The estimated distance of a [[yojana]] varies from 8 to 19 kilometers. {[[one yojana equals eight miles]]} | + | [[yojana]] ([[由旬]]). The distance covered by one day’s march of an {{Wiki|army}} or by one day’s walk of a yoked bull. One [[yojana]] may {{Wiki|equal}} 4 or 8 [[krośas]], each [[krośa]] {{Wiki|being}} the distance at which a bull’s bellow can be [[heard]]. The estimated distance of a [[yojana]] varies from 8 to 19 kilometers. {[[one yojana equals eight miles]]} |
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Revision as of 21:19, 19 September 2013
yojana (由旬). The distance covered by one day’s march of an army or by one day’s walk of a yoked bull. One yojana may equal 4 or 8 krośas, each krośa being the distance at which a bull’s bellow can be heard. The estimated distance of a yojana varies from 8 to 19 kilometers. {one yojana equals eight miles}
