Ratti

For the family, see Ratti family.

Ratti seeds, used for measuring weights in India.

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.

1 tola = 12 masha or 11.67 gram
1 tank = 4 mashas or 3.88 gram
1 masha = 8 ratti or 0.97 gram
1 Ratti = 0.91 Carat
1 Ratti = .182 Gram

Reference

Rasa shastra (Ayurveda)

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