"Half" means one part out of two equal parts. This can be written in modern measurements. Alternate translation: "two liters" or "half a hin (which is two liters)" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-fraction]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bvolume]])
"One third of a hin." "A third" means one part out of three equal parts. This can be written in modern measurements. Alternate translation: "1.2 liters" or "One and one-fifth liters" or "half a hin (which is 1.2 liters)" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-fraction]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bvolume]])
"One-fourth" means one part out of four equal parts. This can be written in modern measurements. Alternate translation: "a liter" or "one-fourth of a hin (which is almost 1 liter)" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-fraction]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bvolume]])