Ratti
For the family, see Ratti family.
| British Indian units of mass | ||
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Note: It is not 'British' Indian but Ancient Indian.
A ratti is a traditional Indian unit of mass measurement, and has now been standardized as 0.12125 gram. It was measured by ratti seed. This seed is actually "Abrus precatorius" seed.
- 1 tola = 12 masha or 11.67 gram
- 1 masha = 8 ratti or 0.97 gram
- 1 tank = 4 mashas or 3.88 gram
- 1 Ratti = 0.91 Carat
- 8 Ratti = 1 Gram
Ratti seeds, used for measuring weights in India.
reference Rasashastra AYURVEDA