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Detailed explanation-1: -Nivartana was one of the ancient units of measurement, which described in Sanskrit inscriptions. Kautilya has noticed that nivartana was equal to three rajjus or it could be a square measure9.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ‘Kulyavapa ‘ was the area required to sow one kulya of grain and the ‘Dronavapa’ was the area required to sow one Drona of grain. Such a large number of land measure terms indicates that there was no single standard set of measurement and that different measures were current in different regions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nivartana was a land measure in Gupta period. Different land measure were known in different regions, such as Nivartana, Kulyavapa and Dronavapa. The importance of irrigation to help agriculture was recognized in India from the earliest times.
Detailed explanation-4: -The land measures used in eastern India included the adhavapa (3/8–1/2 acre), dronavapa (1½–2 acres), and kulyavapa (12–16 acres). These were the areas required to sow one adhaka, drona, and kulya of grain respectively.