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Nalva (from Sanskrit नल्व nalva) is a measure of distance equal to 400 Hastas (Cubits). That is equal to 9600 Aṅgula, which is believed to be equal to approximately 180 metres.
Used in Mahābhārata.
Notes
- According to Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara, nalvo - hasta-catuḥ-śataṃ
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