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___अपचारि-बंडा, खती, धान्य को सुरक्षित रखने के लिए जमीन के अन्दर या बाहर बनायी गयी कोठी, आज की भाषा मे 'सायलो'।
319. (Q.) What is the purpose of this Dhaanya maan pramana (volume measure of food-grains) ?
(Ans.) This Dhaanya maan pramana (volume measure of foodgrains) is used to measure the quantity of food-grains or cereals. With the help of this the quantity of cereals stored in the following was measured-Muktoli, murav, iddar, alind, apacharı etc.
This concludes the description of Dhaanya maan pramana (volume measure of food-grains).
Elaboration—That which is used to measure solids like cereals and food-grains is called Dhanya maan pramana (volume measure of foodgrains). Asriti, prasriti etc. were the popular units of grain measurement in the ancient state of Magadh.
One asriti is approximately one handful of an average man. The modern equivalent of asriti or pal is approximately four Tolas or 0.05 Seers or 46 64 gms. One dron measure was equivalent to approximately 1 Maund and 11.20 Seers or 47.45 kgs.
The names of popular places of storage of food-grains during that period are as follows
Muktoli-A barrel shaped bin, narrow at the top and bottom and broader in the middle.
Murav–Also called 'phatť at some places is a large cotton sack used for packing food-grains and transporting it to markets.
Iddar-A sack or bag made of goat-hair, cotton or hessian used to carry food-grains on shoulders; other names for this are guna, gone, kothala or bora.
Alind—Various utensils, pots, baskets and troughs used for carrying food-grains.
Apachari–Banda, khanti and other large constructed areas under and over the ground for storage of large quantities of food-grains. Something like modern silos.
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