Measurement Unitstubschool: pan-indian· Bṛhat Saṁhitā
Pala (weight)
pala
uni-palaDefinition
Base weight unit underlying the drona/adhaka/prastha/tula series used in BS 53.94, 54, 55.18.
Classical
Prāṇa relevance
Prāṇa relation not yet traced — a complete, acceptable terminal state.
Sources
- txt-brihat-samhita55.18 (+ Utpala's measure-verses)Classical✓ verifiedpala as the counting unit of the dry/liquid measures
Other attributes
- Ratio Definition
- the unit in which adhaka (64), prastha (16), tula (100), drona (256) are counted