A masha is a traditional Indian unit of mass,[1] now standardized as 0.972 grams (0.0343 oz).
[citation needed] The essential unit of mass used in India included ratti, masha, tola, chattank, seer and maund.
Grain is usually taken is rice 8 grains of rice = 1 Ratti 8 Ratti = 1 Masha 12 Masha = 1 Tola 5 Tola = 1 chatank 16 chatank = 1 Saer 40 saer = 1 maund 1 saer = 933.12 g 1 maund = 37.325 kg (now a day says 40 kg= 1maund) 25 Mann = 1 Ton (1000 KG) Before "rice" is "khas khas"that is poppyseed.
It is "8 khaskhas = 1 chawal(rice)".
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