[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.c34.266 # A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c34.266 A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c34.266 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c34.266](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c34.266) Measures of Capacity. Here the standard was furnished by the Kudava (कुडव), a vessel described as 3 Angulis long, 3 Angulis broad, and 1½ Anguli deep,—with a cubical capacity of 13½ cubical Angulis. 4 Kudavas = 1 Prastha, 4 Prasthas = 1 A'dhaka, 4 A'dhakas = 1 Drona, and 4 Dronas = 1 Khári or Bhára. - [Previous: v2.c34.265](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c34.265) - [Next: v2.c34.267](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c34.267) - [Up: v2.c34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c34) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c34.266](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c34.266) · Pramāṇa