Understanding the concept of Ratti

What is Ratti of Gemstone?

Ratti is widely used unit in India for measuring weight of astrological gemstones. Each ratti equals to 180 mg.

How much Ratti of Gemstone should be worn?

While choosing the Weight of Gemstone, one must take 4 major points into consideration.

• body-weight of the wearer
• quality of the stone
• stone should be big enough to make skin-contact while wearing
• stone should not hamper regular lifestyle

Therefore, one might conclude that weight range of 4-8 Ratti is most widely worn. Any stone below 4 Ratti is too small to make skin-contact. Any stone above 8 Ratti might become too bulky to handle.

Tip: When Budget is a constraint, it is advisable to choose lesser weight with higher quality stonethan to choose more weight and lesser quality stone.

What is the Concept of Savaa, Saadhe and Pauna Ratti?

To understand the concept, we will have to assume that each ratti is divided in 100 parts. The number following the decimal decides- sava, sadhe or pauna.

• The first 1/3rd portion, that is, from .01 to .35 is called ‘Sava’ or ‘Savaya’. For example, 5.01,5.15,5.25 or 5.34 Ratti will be considered as Sava-Pannch Ratti.
• The ‘Sadhe’ unit ranges from .35 to .75. For example, 7.36, 7.40, 7.57, 7.63 Ratti etc will be considered Sadhe-Saat ratti.
• Above 0.75 is called ‘Pauna’. For example, 8.81, 7.95, 6.77 Ratti is called ‘Pauna’.

What is the difference between Carat and Ratti?

Carat and Ratti both are the units for measuring weight of the Gems. One carat equals to 200mg. Carat is an internationally used weight unit.

1 Carat = 1.11 Ratti

1 Ratti = 0.90 Carat

Suggested Weights of Astrological Gemstones in Ratti and Carats.