INDIAN SHIPPING
division[1] is into two classes: (a) Ordinary (Sāmānya): ships that are used in ordinary river traffic or waterways fall under this class; (b) Special (Viśesa), comprising only sea-going vessels. There are again enumerated ten different kinds of vessels under the Ordinary class which all differ in their lengths, breadths, and depths or heights. Below are given their names and the measurements of the three dimensions[2]:—
(a) Ordinary.
| Names. | Length in cubits. |
Breadth in cubits. |
Height in cubits. | |
| (1) | Kshudrā | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| (2) | Madhyamā | 24 | 12 | 8 |
| (3) | Bhīmā | 40 | 20 | 20 |
| (4) | Chapalā | 48 | 24 | 24 |
| (5) | Patalā | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| (6) | Bhayā | 72 | 36 | 36 |
| (7) | Dīrghā | 88 | 44 | 44 |
| (8) | Patraputā | 96 | 48 | 48 |
| (9) | Garbharā | 112 | 56 | 56 |
| (10) | Mantharā | 120 | 60 | 60 |
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