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6 *dhaṁsis* = 1 *mārici* = .00074 gms; 6 *māricis* = 1 *sarṣapa* = .00444 gms., 8 *sarṣapa* = 1 *taṇḍula* = .035 gms. 2 *taṇḍulas* = 1 *dhānyamāṣa* = .07 gms, 4 *dhānyamāṣas* = 1 *aṇḍikā* = 0.28 gms., 4 *aṇḍikās* = 1 *māṣa* = 1.13 gms; 3 *māṣas* = 1 *śāṇa* = 3.39 gms; 2 *śānas* = 1 *daṅksana* = 6.78 gms. 2 *daṅkṣaṇas* = 1 *karṣa* = 13.56 gms. So 1 *śāṇa* = 1/4 *karṣa*. The *Suśruta saṁhitā* has used the similar units.