ते षोडश धरणं शौम्ब्यानि वा विंशतिः ॥ कZ_०२.१९.०६ ॥
te ṣoḍaśa dharaṇaṃ śaumbyāni vā viṃśatiḥ
تلك الماشَكَات الفضية—ستة عشر—تُكوِّن دَهَرَنَة (dharaṇa) واحدة؛ أو وفق حساب Śaumbyāni فإن عشرين [ماشَكَة] تُكوِّن دَهَرَنَة واحدة.
To integrate existing local practice into state accounting while still fixing an official conversion—reducing resistance and easing compliance.
Pragmatic standardization: unify the ledger through conversions even when local measures persist.