The Rashtrakutas and their Times c22.142

c22.142

(1) A Bāṇa record, dated 915 A.D.,(99) leads to the conclusion that four Kaḷanjus could fetch 190 nāris of ghee that were necessary to keep a lamp burning throughout the year. The table on p. 376 would show that 180 nāris are equal to 135 lbs.; 4 Kaḷanjus, *i. e.*, Rs. 20 could thus bring 67½ seers of ghee. Ghee was thus sold at 3 to 3½ seers a rupee at the beginning of the 10 century. The ratio of the prices of ghee and rice would thus be about 9 : 1.