The Colas c31.29

c31.29

Another standardised unit of value was, strangely enough, the *āḍu* (lit. sheep) which was the equivalent of a sum enough to yield one measure of *ghī* per annum as interest; in the sixteenth year of Rājēndra I, 25 *kāśus* were equal to 22½ such *āḍus*,⁹⁵ giving as many measures of *ghī* in the year. The fractional *āḍus* (sheep) mentioned in inscriptions⁹⁶ can be understood only if they are taken to be fractions of a monetary unit, and not of the live animal.