[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Rashtrakutas and their Times](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934) › c22.62 # The Rashtrakutas and their Times c22.62 The Rāṣṭrakūṭas and their Times c22.62 - **Language:** English ### [c22.62](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c22.62) therefore about a quarter of a tola in weight.⁴⁵ It must be, however, remembered that there were some local variations in its weight; thus an inscription⁴⁶ refers to a gift of 25 Kaḷanjus for a perpetual lamp weighed by the balance used in the case of charitable edicts. A record of the time of Parāntaka I mentions Kaḷanjus weighed by a stone called after Vedelvidugu, which was the surname of the Pallava king Tellarareinda Nandipottaraiyar.⁴⁷ Since the actual weight of the Kaḷanju seed varied by a few grains, it would seem that the standard was specifically determined by the state from time to time. The variation could not have been of more than a few grains. - [Previous: c22.61](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c22.61) - [Next: c22.63](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c22.63) - [Up: c22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c22) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c22.62](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c22.62) · Pramāṇa