ते षोडश धरणं शौम्ब्यानि वा विंशतिः ॥ कZ_०२.१९.०६ ॥
te ṣoḍaśa dharaṇaṃ śaumbyāni vā viṃśatiḥ
ते (रूप्य-माषक) सोळा मिळून एक धरण होतात; किंवा शौम्ब्यानी गणनेनुसार वीस (मिळून धरण होतात).
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.