Arthashastra

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पौतव अध्यक्षः पौतव कर्म अन्तान् कारयेत् ॥

THE Superintendent of Weights and Measures shall have the same manufactured.

english translation

pautava adhyakSaH pautava karma antAn kArayet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

धान्य माषा दश सुवर्ण माषकः, पञ्च वा गुञ्जाः ॥

10 seeds of másha (Phraseolus Radiatus) or 5 ,, gunja (Cabrus Precatorius) = 1 suvarna-másha.

english translation

dhAnya mASA daza suvarNa mASakaH, paJca vA guJjAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ते षोडश सुवर्णः कर्षो वा ॥

16 máshas = 1 suvarna or karsha.

english translation

te SoDaza suvarNaH karSo vA ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

चतुष् कर्षं पलम् ॥

4 karshas = 1 pala.

english translation

catuS karSaM palam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अष्ट अशीतिर् गौर सर्षपा रूप्य माषकः ॥

88 white mustard seeds = 1 silver-másha.

english translation

aSTa azItir gaura sarSapA rUpya mASakaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript