The Rashtrakutas and their Times c22.164

c22.164

CARDAMOM SEEDS. A Kāsu i. e., 15 grains of gold or about Re. 1 and 10 as., could fetch one Kuruṇi and four Nāris i. e., 9 lbs., of cardamom seeds. The rate was thus about 5 1/3 lbs. a rupee. The present rate in northen India e. g., at Benares is 12 as. a lb. The commodity was thus only about four times cheaper than today; it was thus relatively dearer.