[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) › c9.226 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c9.226 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c9.226 - **Language:** English ### [c9.226](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.226) \*śaṇa\*, name of a weight or a coin 40 \*ratis\* in weight; equal to 4 \*māṣas\*; sometimes regarded as 32 \*ratis\* and called \*niṣka\* and \*ṭaṅka\*; rarely also regarded as equal to 24 or 20 \*ratis\*. - [Previous: c9.225](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.225) - [Next: c9.227](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.227) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.226](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.226) · Pramāṇa