[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) › c9.155 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c9.155 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c9.155 - **Language:** English ### [c9.155](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.155) māḍa, Telugu; gold or silver coin, 40 ratis (about 73 grains) in weight; half of a dīnāra; half of a pagoda, or tenth of a paṇa (fanam) in value; same as māḍha, māḍhā, māḍai; 50 per cent; cf. gaṇḍa-māḍa also called kārṣāpaṇa and gaṇḍa-niṣka; Tamil modification of Sanskrit māṣa. - [Previous: c9.154](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.154) - [Next: c9.156](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.156) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.155](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.155) · Pramāṇa