Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I c8.s1.5

c8.s1.5

| Quantities. | Modern equivalents. |
| 1 droṇa of rice (तण्डुल) . . . . . . 4½ chataks. |
| ¼ ādhaka of oil (तैल) . . . . . . 1¼ chatak. |
| 3 prasthas of ghee (सर्पिष) . . . . . 3¾ kanchas. |
| 10 palas of salt . . . . . . . 4½ sikis. |
| 50 palas of मांस, i.e. fleshy parts or pulp of fruits . . . . . . . . . 1 chatak 4 sikis. |
| 1 ādhaka of रस (drink) or } . . . . 1¼ chatak. |
| 2 ādhakas of curd } . . . . . . |
| 10 palas of sugar (सार) for making food palatable . . . . . . . . 4½ sikis. |
| 1 ādhaka of liquor (मद्य) or } . . . . 1¼ chatak. |
| 2 ādhakas of milk (पयः) } . . . . . |
| 2 bhāras of meadow-grass (यवस) . . . 6 seers. |
| 2½ bhāras of मष (sporting-grass) . . . 6¼ seers. |
| ½ bhāra of hay . . . . . . . ½ seer. |