The Rashtrakutas and their Times c22.146

c22.146

(3) An inscription of the time of Parakesarivarman Uttamachola (c. 975 A.D.) informs us that one Padakku of paddy could fetch one uri of sweet ghee; (101) another of the time of Rājarāja (c. 1000 A.D.) states that four nāris of paddy was the price of one Arakku of sweet ghee; (102) a third one, (103) about 50 years later, observes that one Urakku of ghee was equal in value to one Kuruṇi of paddy. If we work up these figures from the table supplied on p. 376 we shall find that in each of these three cases the ratio of the prices of sweet ghee and paddy is the same, *viz.*, 1 : 32. Rice is about two-fifths of paddy, and therefore, the ratio of the prices of rice and sweet ghee would be about 1 : 12. Since rice was sold at about 30 seers a rupee, the price of sweet ghee would be about 2½ seers a rupee.