History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c40.s2.3
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c40.s2.3
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c40.s2.3
The conventional measures were, however;—one gold *masha* was the weight of 5 *krishnalas* of gold, 1 *suvarna* or *tola* weighed as much as 16 *mashas*, and one *pala* as much as 4 *suvarnas* or tolas. A *pala* of gold, therefore, weighs 320 *krishnalas* (Manu Chap. VIII).
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- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit