अर्धमाषकः माषकः द्वौ चत्वारः अष्टौ माषकाः सुवर्णो द्वौ चत्वारः अष्टौ सुवर्णाः दश विंशतिः त्रिंशत् चत्वारिंशत् शतमिति ॥ कZ_०२.१९.०८ ॥
ardhamāṣakaḥ māṣakaḥ dvau catvāraḥ aṣṭau māṣakāḥ suvarṇo dvau catvāraḥ aṣṭau suvarṇāḥ daśa viṃśatiḥ triṃśat catvāriṃśat śatamiti
The scale of denominations is: half a māṣaka; one māṣaka; two, four, and eight māṣakas; (then) one suvarṇa; two, four, and eight suvarṇas; and then (larger counts) ten, twenty, thirty, forty, and one hundred (units).
Binary-like doubling simplifies counting, bundling, storage, and auditing—useful for treasury control and market inspection.
It reduces transaction ambiguity and manipulation by fixing recognized multiples for payments, fines, wages, and taxes.