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The origin is dated back to the book swarnagandha authored by kapil sundar gupta. He made a reference to the measuring quantity of the liquids and said the liquid cannot be measured the same way a solid can. Man is a measure for solid goods amounting to 40 kgs. Thus, na 9x40 Kg cannot be used to measure oil. And this proverb came into existence. It is worth noting that the author was a the step brother of dharma sen gupta ... The chief minister during samudra gupta's reign.

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