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Century
Eight *Urdhvareṇu* make one *Nasareṇu*, eight *Nasareṇu* make one *Trasareṇu*, eight *Trasareṇu* make one *Rathreṇu*, eight *Rathreṇu* make one *Keshagra* of a human in the *Devakuru* and *Uttarakuru* regions, eight *Keshagra* make one *Harivarsha* and one *Keshagra* of a human in the *Ramyak* region, eight *Keshagra* make one *Keshagra* of a human in *Purva-Apara Videha*, eight *Keshagra* make one *Keshagra* of a human in *Bharat* and *Airavat* regions, eight *Keshagra* make one *Likh* and one *Chuka* (J) of a *Hati*, eight *Yuka* make one *Yava* (middle part), and eight *Yavamdhya* make one *Utsedhangul*.
Six *Utsedhangul* make one *Pada*, two *Pada* make one *Vitasti*, two *Vitasti* make one *Hasta*, four *Hasta* make one *Dhanush*, two thousand *Dhanush* make one *Gavyut*, and four *Gavyut* make one *Yojana*.
*Pramanangul* is two and a half times wider than *Utsedhangul* and four hundred times longer. The *Atmangul* of Bharat Chakravarti at the beginning of the *Yuga* should be known as *Pramanangul*.
In Digambar literature, the measure of *Angul* is described as follows:
Infinitely small *Paramanu* make one *Utsanjnasanjna*, eight *Utsanjnasanjna* make one *Sanjnasanjna*, eight *Sanjnasanjna* make one *Luṭireṇu*, eight *Luṭireṇu* make one *Trasareṇu*, eight *Trasareṇu* make one *Rathreṇu*, eight *Rathreṇu* make one *Balagra* of a human in *Uttarakuru* and *Devakuru*, eight *Balagra* make one *Balagra* of a human in *Ramyak* and *Harivarsha*, eight *Balagra* make one *Balagra* of a human in *Haimavat* and *Hairanyavat*, eight *Balagra* make one *Balagra* of a human in *Bharat*, *Airavat* and *Videha*, and then *Likh*, *Yuka*, etc.
1 *Anuyogadwar Sutra* pp. 156-172, *Pravachnasaroḍwar* pp. 405-8, *Dravyavyakhyaprakash* pp. 12.