danda

1

In India, ? – 19ᵗʰ century, a unit of length, about 2 to 3 yards.

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Daṇḍa, Daṇḍ, or Dáṇḍ, S. &c. () H. (, or , the final sometimes pronounced like r, as Dáṇr) A stick, a staff, a rod, a cane carried by certain mendicants, an oar : a measure of length, a rod or pole of four or six cubits.

H. H. Wilson, 1855, page 122.

2

In Nepal, a unit of length, = 2 yards = 182.88 centimeters. opens a new page containing a chart that shows relationships between this unit and other units in its system

3

In India, a unit of time, = 24 minutes.

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Daṇḍa, Daṇḍ, or Dáṇḍ, S. &c. () H. (, or , the final sometimes pronounced like r, as Dáṇr) … a measure of time—twenty-four minutes.

H. H. Wilson, 1855, page 122.

Daṇḍa, Duṇḍa, H. &c. (S. ) A measure of time, equal to twenty-four minutes : a sixteenth part of the day and night.

H. H. Wilson, 1855, page 123.

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