Sutra 45

Devanagari script

पादोनं स्त्रीणाम् ॥ कZ_०२.१५.४५ ॥

Transliteration

pādonaṃ strīṇām

Translation

স্ত্ৰীৰ বাবে পৰিমাণ এক-চতুৰ্থাংশ কম।

Word by Word

• पादोनम्: one quarter less (i.e., reduced by a quarter)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाद + ऊन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; विशेषणम् (स्त्रीणाम् इत्यस्य अपेक्षया ‘स्त्रीणाम् (धनम्/भागः)’ इत्यादि लुप्त-शब्दं विशेषयति)

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women / for women
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/अधिकार-निर्देशः)

Entities Mentioned

• strī (women)

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FAQs

What administrative function does 'pādonaṃ' serve here?

It provides a simple, uniform deduction rule for a category, reducing discretion and easing accounting across large provisioning systems.