[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Indian Epigraphical Glossary](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966) › c6.5378 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.5378 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.5378 - **Language:** English ### [c6.5378](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.5378) \*śāṇa\*, name of a weight or coin; a silver coin which was 1/8 of a \*śatamāna\* in weight and value; generally regarded as 40 \*ratis\* in weight, but sometimes also as 32 or 24 or 20 \*ratis\*; also called \*niṣka\*, \*ṭaṅka\* or \*dharaṇa\* or \*śānaka\*. See \*JNSI\*, Vol. XVI, pp. 42, 44-45. See \*śāna-pāda\*. - [Previous: c6.5377](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.5377) - [Next: c6.5379](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.5379) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.5378](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.5378) · Pramāṇa