Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.s14.1
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.s14.1
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c9.s14.1
Five kinds of weights and measurements are mentioned: *māna*, *ummāna*, *avamāna*, *gaṇima* and *paḍimāna*. *Māna* is of two kinds for weighing grains and liquids Asati, *prasṛti*, *setikā*, *kuḍava*,¹¹⁹ *prastha*, *ādhaka*, *droṇa* and *kumbha*¹²⁰ were used for weighing grains and *mānikā* for liquids. *Aguru*, *tagara*, *coya*, etc. were weighed by *karṣa*, *pala*, *tulā* and *bhāra* which is called *ummāna*.