Cīnaka

Cīnaka

Grammar: masculine noun.

Meaning: a grain.

In the scriptures: in the measures of food, the Purāṇa says that cīnaka has twice the essence, red grain four times and śāli five times, and that when these are old the essence is greater still.

Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 12

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 12