Sarbjeet has nicely explained the exact weight of rati. In Gujarati , the word "rati " has been used commonly. eg "ratibhar vishvas nathi" - not even the least faith. Rati-seed and bhar-weight =ratibhar Regards, Bindu
On 10/13/09, sarbjeet Kaur <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Satish ji > I believe it's the same rati seeds which were used for weighing gold > when grams were not introduced.Rati used to be the smallest unit-seer- > shatank-tola-masa and rati, 8 rati = 1masa and 12masa=1 tola, > 5tola=1shatank,and 16 shatank 1 seer > regards > sarbjeet > > On Oct 12, 8:50 pm, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Shubhada ji > > Very good information. The Marathi name of both the species is same > > ....Gunj.(The tree variety is often called as Ratangunj) I don't think > any > > body should object such discussions. > > Regards > > Satish > > > > 2009/10/12 shubhada nikharge <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Satish ji, > > > beautiful pics. > > > > > Here is some interesting info about the seeds of Adenanthera pavonina > from > > > the book 'Trees of Mumbai' by Mr. Almeida and Mr. Chaturvedi. > > > "In old days, the seeds were used as weights by jewellers in Arebia > (Aden) > > > . Each seed roughly weighs 0.26 gm. The seeds are toxic to > humans/animals. > > > But, if the seed is eaten unbroken, it does not get digested and and is > > > expelled without causing any harm to the consumer. > > > The seeds are twice as heavy as 'Gunj' or 'crab's eye' ( Arbus > precatorius) > > > seeds." > > > > > Gunj or Crab's eye ( Arbus precatorius) is a twiner from the family > > > Fabaceae. > > > i have uploaded pics of Gunj' ( Arbus precatorius) seeds. These seeds > also > > > when the external coat is removed are toxic and if swallowed can be > > > fatal. > > > > > Garg ji, > > > i am aware i should not mix two diff. plants in the same email. But i > > > wanted to highlight the similarity in seeds of both plants. so i > changed the > > > subject of the mail. is it correct or should i write a separate mail ? > > > > > cheers, > > > shubhada > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > *From:* Satish Phadke <[email protected]> > > > *To:* indiantreepix Indian <[email protected]> > > > *Sent:* Sat, 10 October, 2009 4:32:12 PM > > > *Subject:* [indiantreepix:20615] Adenanthera pavonina > > > > > *Adenanthera pavonina* > > > Indian Native tree with Medicinal properties. > > > Family: Mimosaceae. > > > Ratangunj. > > > Ferguson Road Pune 10 Oct 2009. > > > Dr Satish Phadke > > > -- > > > > > http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > Yahoo! India has a new look. Take a sneak peek< > http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_metro_2/*http://in.yahoo.com/trynew> > > > . > > > > -- > > > > http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
