A masha is a traditional Indian unit of mass,^[1] now standardized as 0.972 grams (0.0343 oz).^{[citation needed]}

The essential unit of mass used in India included ratti, masha, tola, chattank, seer and maund.

Grain is usually taken is rice
8 grains of rice = 1 Ratti
8 Ratti = 1 Masha
12 Masha = 1 Tola
5 Tola = 1 chatank
16 chatank = 1 Saer (kg)
1 saer =1000 gram and 40 saer = 1 mann (now a day says 40 kg= 1mann)
25 Mann = 1 Ton (1000 KG)
Before "rice" is "khas khas"that is poppyseed. It is "8 khaskhas = 1 chawal(rice)".^{[citation needed]}