Satapatha Bramhana Part 02

SR No.: 007678
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Julius Eggeling
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1885
Total Pages: 2521
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 44 MB

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lanes took up one third of it, leaving 6,000,000 mâu.
21. Anciently, according to the cubit of Kâu, eight cubits formed a pace. Now, according to the same, six cubits and four inches make a pace. One hundred ancient mâu were equal to 146 of the present day and thirty paces. One hundred ancient li were equal to 121 of the present day, sixty paces, four cubits, two inches and two-tenths.
22. A space of 1000 li square contained 100 spaces of 100 li square each. In this were constituted thirty states of 100 1# square, leaving what would have been enough for other seventy of the same size. There were also constituted sixty states of 70 If square, twenty-nine of 100 li square, and forty spaces of 10 li square ; leaving enough for forty states of 100 lt square, and sixty spaces of 10 11 square. There were also constituted a hundred and twenty states of 50 li square, and thirty of 100 lt square, leaving enough for ten of the same size, and sixty spaces of io li square.
The famous hills and great meres were not included in the fiefs; and what remained was assigned for attached territories and unoccupied lands. Those unappropriated lands were taken to reward any of the princes of acknowledged merit, and what was cut off from some others (because of their demerit) became unappropriated land.
23. The territory of the son of Heaven, amounting to 1000 11 square, contained 100 spaces of 100 11 square each. There were constituted nine appanages of 100 11 square, leaving ninety-one spaces of the same size. There were also constituted twenty-one
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