The Positive Sciences of the Ancient Hindus c4.s2.52

c4.s2.52

A Pala, which equals 320 *Krishnalas*, was sub-divided by 4, 16, and 5 successively for gold, and by 10, 16, and 2 successively for silver. A *Suvarna* (or Tolá) of gold corresponds roughly to a *Dharana* of silver, and a gold Máshá to a silver Máshá, but the sizes (or volumes) are not the same, and we must not therefore conclude that gold was supposed to be heavier than silver in the proportion of 5 to 2.