[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Minerals and Metals in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996) › v2.c50.52 # Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c50.52 Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c50.52 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c50.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c50.52) \*Nālikā\* : a measure of time approximately 24 minutes standardised by the time required for the flow of a certain amount of water through a standard hole (1.7.8, 1.19.6, 2.20.35) - [Previous: v2.c50.51](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c50.51) - [Next: v2.c50.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c50.53) - [Up: v2.c50](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c50) ## Cites (1) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya.1.7.8) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c50.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c50.52) · Pramāṇa