योजन [ yojana ] [ yójana ] n. joining , yoking , harnessing Lit. PārGṛ. Lit. Hariv.

  that which is yoked or harnessed , a team , vehicle (also applied to the hymns and prayers addressed to the gods) Lit. RV.

  course , path Lit. ib.

  (sometimes m. ; ifc. f ( [ ā ] ) .) a stage or Yojana (i.e. a distance traversed in one harnessing or without unyoking ; esp. a partic. measure of distance , sometimes regarded as equal to 4 or 5 English miles , but more correctly = 4 Krośas or about 9 miles ; according to other calculations = 2 1/2 English miles , and according to some = 8 Krośas) Lit. RV.

  instigation , stimulation Lit. Sāh.

  mental concentration , abstraction , directing the thoughts to one point (= [ yoga ] ) Lit. Up.

  the Supreme Spirit of the Universe (= [ paramātman ] ) Lit. L.

  a finger Lit. L.

  [ yojana ] n f. . use , application , arrangement , preparation Lit. RV. Lit. KātyŚr. Lit. MBh. Lit. Sāh.

  erecting , constructing , building Lit. Rājat. Lit. Kathās.

  junction , union , combination Lit. Sāh. Lit. Vedântas.

  [ yojanā ] f. application of the sense of a passage , grammatical construction Lit. Śaṃk.