A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c14.44

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Dosages are important in this context, which explains that the units of weight (māna, pramāṇa, parimāṇa) are discussed (12.87–97): 6 dhvamśī 105 = 1 marīci; 6 marīci = 1 sarṣapa; 8 (rakta)sarṣapa = 1 taṇḍula; 106 2 taṇḍula = 1 dhānyamāṣa; 2 dhānyamāṣa = 1 yava; 107 4 yava = 1 aṇḍikā; 4 aṇḍikā = 1 māṣaka, 108 also called hema and dhānyaka; 3 māṣaka = 1 śāṇa; 2 śāṇa = 1 draṅkṣaṇa, also called kola and badara; 2 draṅkṣaṇa = 1 karṣa, 109 also called suvarṇa, akṣa, biḍālapadaka, picu, pāṇitala, tinduka, and kavalagraha; 2 karṣa = 1 palārdha (half a pala), which is also called śukti and aṣṭamikā; 2 palārdha = 1 pala, 110 also called muṣṭi, 111 prakuñca, caturthikā, bilva, ṣoḍaśikā, and āmra; 2 pala = 1 prasṛta, 112 also called aṣṭamāna; 4 pala = 1 añjali, 113 also called kuḍava; 114 2 kuḍava = 1 mānikā; 4 kuḍava = 1 prastha; 115 4 prastha = 1 āḍhaka, 116 also known as pātra; 8 prastha = 1 kaṃsa; 4 kaṃsa = 1 droṇa, 117 also called armaṇa, nalvaṇa, kalaśa, ghaṭa, and unmāna; 2 droṇa = 1 śūrpa or kumbha; 2 śūrpa = 1 goṇī, also called khārī 118 and bhāra; 119 32 śūrpa = 1 vāha; 100 pala = 1 tulā. 120