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# The Rashtrakutas and their Times c22.129

The Rāṣṭrakūṭas and their Times c22.129

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### [c22.129](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c22.129)

| Old names | Old names | Equivalents in lbs. or tolas | Probable equivalents in our time |  
| 5 Śevudu | 1 Ārakku | 3¾ tolas | These measures in our time were either of the same capacity or perhaps 16% bigger in each case in the district of Tanjore. |  
| 2 Ārakku | 1 Urakku | 7½ tolas | |  
| 2 Urakku | 1 Uṛi | 15 tolas | |  
| 2 Uṛi | 1 Nāri or Padi | ¾ lb. | |  
| 8 Nāri | 1 Kuruṇi or Marakkal | 6 lbs. | |  
| 2 Kuruṇi | 1 Padakku | 12 lbs. | |  
| 2 Padakku | 1 Tūṇi | 24 lbs. | |  
| 3 Tūṇi | 1 Kalam | 72 lbs. | |

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