Sutra 27

Devanagari script

तेन शिरोहस्तपादकटीकलापजालकविकल्पा व्याख्याताः ॥ कZ_०२.११.२७ ॥

Transliteration

tena śirohastapādakaṭīkalāpajālakavikalpā vyākhyātāḥ

Translation

সেই (শ্ৰেণীবিভাগৰ নীতি)ৰ দ্বাৰা মূৰ, হাত, ভৰি, কঁকালৰ অলংকাৰ আৰু ‘কলাপ’ আৰু ‘জালক’ নক্সাৰ বিভিন্নতা ব্যাখ্যা কৰা হৈছে।

Word by Word

• तेन: by that; thereby; with that (method)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: sarvanāma-śabda; instrumental singular; masculine/neuter (contextual)

• शिरः-हस्त-पाद-कटी-कलाप-जालक-वि-कल्पाः: the alternatives/variants concerning the head, hands, feet, waist, bundles/assemblages, and net-like (arrangements)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: कल्प (with prefixes वि-)
• Form: bahupada-samāsa; head-term: विकल्प (m.); nominative plural masculine; refers to varieties/alternatives; internal members: शिरस्, हस्त, पाद, कटी, कलाप, जालक (all used as prior members)

• व्याख्याताः: have been explained; have been set forth
• Type: Verb (past passive participle)
• Root: व्याख्या (√ख्या with vi-ā-)
• Form: kṛdanta (PPP); nominative plural masculine; agrees with विकल्पाः; sense: ‘have been explained/expounded’

Entities Mentioned

• ornaments (head/hand/foot/waist)
• kalāpa
• jālaka

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FAQs

What administrative function is served by listing ornament locations (head, hand, foot, waist)?

It enables precise inventorying and valuation by type and use, reducing ambiguity in purchase records, taxation, and forensic checking of stolen or substituted items.