[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Matsyapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) › 84.2 # Matsyapurana 84.2 Matsyapurāṇa 84.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [84.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.84.2) uttamaḥ ṣoḍaśadroṇaiḥ kartavyo lavaṇācalaḥ madhyamaḥ syāttadardhena caturbhiradhamaḥ smṛtaḥ // > The first best mount of salt is of 256 seers (of the measure of 16 drôṇas), the next best is of 128 seers (eight drôṇas), and the last is of 64 seers (\_i.e.\_, 4 drôṇas).—2. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 84.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.84.1) - [Next: 84.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.84.3) - [Up: 84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.84) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.84.p2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.84.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.84.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.84.2) · Pramāṇa