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siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/19/31

षोडश द्रोणा खारी ॥

16 dronas == 1 várí.

english translation

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/19/32

विंशति द्रोणिकः कुम्भः ॥

20 ,, == 1 kumbha.

english translation

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/19/33

कुम्भैर् दशभिर् वहः ॥

10 kumbhas == 1 vaha.

english translation

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/19/34

शुष्क सार दारु मयं समं चतुर् भाग शिखं मानं कारयेत्, अन्तः शिखं वा ॥

Cubic measures shall be so made of dry and strong wood that when filled with grains, the conically heaped-up portion of the grains standing on the mouth of the measure is equal to ¼th of the quantity of the grains (so measured).

english translation

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/19/35

रसस्य तु सुरायाः पुष्प फलयोस् तुष अङ्गाराणां सुधायाश् च शिखा मानं द्वि गुण उत्तरा वृद्धिः ॥

or the measures may also be so made that a quantity equal to the heaped-up portion can be contained within (the measure).

english translation

Chapter 19

Verses 36-40