[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902) › v2.c34.262 # A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c34.262 A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c34.262 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c34.262](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c34.262) The measures for silver were the following :— 1 Silver Máshá = 2 Krishnalas, 1 Dharana = 16 Silver Máshás, and 1 Pala = 10 Dharanas. A Pala of silver would therefore weigh 320 Krishnalas. In other words, the Pala was a fixed measure of weight, and was equal to about 420 grains Troy, or double this, if we take the Krishnala of current practice. - [Previous: v2.c34.261](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c34.261) - [Next: v2.c34.263](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c34.263) - [Up: v2.c34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c34) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c34.262](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c34.262) · Pramāṇa