Rattī

Rattī · rattī, “a measure of gold”

Grammar: feminine noun.

Meaning: a measure of gold.

In the scriptures: in the table of dakshiṇā (the gift to the brāhmaṇa) that Sūta gives in the Madhyama Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa, the gold is reckoned in rattīs:

• Hearing the Mahābhārata: 80 rattīs of gold.
• Graha-yāga, pratishṭhā-karma, laksha-homa, ayuta-homa and koṭi-homa: 100 rattīs of gold each.
• House-building: 1 rattī of gold a day.

(Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 2, Chapters 3–5)

Related terms: Dakshiṇā · Droṇa · Pala · Karsha

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 2, Chapters 3–5