Note 127 — Chapter II
Edward Rehatsek translation
A crore is 100 lakhs, or ten millions, according to the Hindú system of numeration; but in Persia it is only 5 lakhs, or 500,000. The artful Dilbar must have had an enormous amount of wealth, if she lost to our hero a hundred crores of rupís, which even according to the Persian computation would be equal to five millions of pounds, English money, estimating the rupí at two shillings. After this she’d be fully justified in describing herself, as honest Dogberry does with some pride, as “one who has had losses too!”