Masha (unit) explained

A masha is a traditional Indian unit of mass,[1] now standardized as .

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)".

Notes and References

  1. Measurement units of length, mass and time in India through the ages . 2017 . International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences . Kumar . Shrivastava Shailaj . 2024-02-05 . 2024-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240205015819/https://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijpss&volume=7&issue=5&article=005 . live .