Ancient Indian Measurement Units

Ancient Tamilians Measurement Of Capacity

1 aazhaakku     = 168 ml
1 uzhakku          = 336 ml
1 kalam              = 64.5 litre
1 thooni              = 21.5 litre
1 nei karandi     = 1 table spoon
1 ennai karandi = 240 ml
1 paalaadai       =30 ml
1 kuppi               = 700 ml
1 ounce              =31 g

360 nel          =1 soadu (33.6 ml)
5 soadu         = 1 aazhaakku
2 aazhaakku = 1 uzhakku
2 uzhakku      =1 uri
2 uri                = 1 naazhi
8 naazhi         = 1 kuruni
2 kuruni          =1 pathakku
2 pathakku    =1 thooni
3 thooni         =1 kalam

Measure of Weighing

3.75  kunri mani edai  = 1 panavedai
32 kunri mani edai      = 1 viraagan edai
10 viraagan edai        = 1 palam
8 palam                       = 1 saer
40 palam                    =1 veesai
50 palam                    =1 thookku
2 thookku                   = 1 thulaam

1 kunri mani edai   = 130 mg
1 panavedai           = 487.5 mg
1 thoala                   = 12 g (accurately 11.7 g)
1 palam                   = 35 g
1 veesai                  = 1400 g
1 viraagan               =4 g

Ancient Tamilians Measure of Time

24 minutes  = 1 naazhigai
Two and half naazhigai =1 mani (1 hour)
Three and three quarter naazhigai = 1 muhurtham
60 naazhigai =1 naal (1 day)
seven and half naazhigai= 1 saamam
1 saamam = 3 hour
8 saamam = 1 day
4 saamam  = 1 pozhuthu
2 pozhuthu  =1 day
15 days       = 1 pakkam
2 pakkam   = 1 maatham
6 maatham = 1 ayanam
2 ayanam   = 1 aandu (1 year)
60 year       = 1 vattam

 Ayurvedic Measurements 

60 Grain = 1 Dravm = 3.888 Gram.
3 Dravm = 1 Thoola = 11.664 Gram.
40 Thoola = 1 Ratal = 466 Gram.
1 Grain = 64.83 Panameda = 65 Milligram.
6 Grain = 1 Panameda = 389 Milligram.
12.5 Panameda = 1.25 Dram = 1 Kazanj = 4.860 Gram.
30 Panameda = 1 Thoola = 2.5 Kazanj = 11.664 Gram.
75 Kazanj = 1 Shanam = 3.645 Milligram.
2 Shanam (1.5 Kazanj) = 1 Koolam = 7.290 Gram.
2 Koolam (3 Kazanj) = 1 Karsham (1.25 Toola) = 14.580 Gram.
2 Karsham (6 Kazanj) = 1 Shuketi (2.5 Toola) = 29.160 Gram.
2 Shuketi (12 Kazanj) = 1 Phalam (5 Toola) =58.319 Gram.
2 Phalam (10 Toola) = 1 Prasrutam = 116.638 Gram.
2 Prasrutam (20 Toola) = 1 Kudubam = 233.276 Gram.
2 Kudubam (40 Toola = 1 Ratal) = 1 Saravm = 466.522 Gram.
100 Phalam = 1 Tullam = 12.5 Ratal = 5. 832 Kilogram.


60 Bindu      = 1 Shanam     = 1 Teaspoon = 3.55 ML.
8 Shanam    = 1 Shuketi       = 1 Ounce      = 28.34 ML.
2 Shuketi     = 1 Phalam       = 2 Ounce      = 56.8 ML.
2 Phalam     = 1 Prasrutam  = 4 Ounce      = 1 Uri = 113.64 ML.
2 Prasrutam = 1 Kudubam  = 8 Ounce       = 1 Nazhi = 227.28ML.
2 Kudubam  = 1 Saravam   = 16 Ounce     = 1 Ratal = 455.56 ML.
2 Saravam   = 1 Prastam    = 32 Ounce     = 1 Edazahi = 911.12 ML.