^{page 1011 note 1} This measure, occasionally perhaps called also paurusha, is not to be confused with a measure, called properly paurusha but sometimes purusha, which was the measure of a man standing up with his arms and hands stretched up over his head. The accepted length of the paurusha was 5 hasta = 120 aṅgula.

^{page 1012 note 1} Putting the case reversely, we see that the yōjana of 32,000 hasta was obtained by taking ¾ of this other yōjana. For that there was a good reason, in ancient custom, which will be explained in due course.