Sutra 3
Devanagari script
अप्सु निष्ठ्यूतास्तैलवद्विसर्पिणः षङ्कमलग्राहिणश्च ताम्ररूप्ययोः शतादुपरि वेद्धारः ॥ कZ_०२.१२.०३ ॥
Transliteration
apsu niṣṭhyūtās tailavad visarpiṇaḥ ṣaṅkamalagrāhiṇaś ca tāmrarūpyayoḥ śatād upari veddhāraḥ
Translation
জলে থুতু ফেললে যদি তা তেলের মতো ছড়িয়ে পড়ে এবং শঙ্খ বা পদ্মের মতো নকশা ধরে, তবে তা তামা বা রূপার ক্ষেত্রে শতাধিক (একক) ফলদায়ক ভেদ/পরীক্ষণ দ্রব্য।
Word by Word
अप्सुin waters; in water (locations)
अप्सु:
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-बहुवचन; (अप्-शब्दः)
निष्ठ्यूताःspat out; discharged (as spittle)
निष्ठ्यूताः:
TypeParticiple
Rootनि-√ष्ठिव्
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; (निष्ठ्यूत = थूकित/उत्सृष्ट-लार)
तैलवत्like oil; oily in manner
तैलवत्:
TypeIndeclinable (particle)
Rootतैल
Formअव्यय; -वत् प्रत्ययान्त (उपमा)
विसर्पिणःspreading; creeping; diffusing
विसर्पिणः:
TypeParticiple
Rootवि-√सृप्
Formवर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्राय); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; (विसर्पिन् = विसर्पणशील)
षङ्कमल-ग्राहिणःthose that seize/collect ‘ṣaṅkamala’ (a water-plant/organism)
षङ्कमल-ग्राहिणः:
TypeNoun (agentive)
Root√ग्रह्
Formसमास: षङ्कमल + ग्राहिन्; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; (ग्राहिन् = ग्राहक/ग्रहणशील)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
ताम्र-रूप्ययोःof copper and silver
ताम्र-रूप्ययोः:
TypeNoun
Rootताम्र, रूप्य
Formद्वन्द्वसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार/द्वन्द्व); षष्ठी/सप्तमी-द्विवचन रूप; here: षष्ठी-द्विवचन (genitive dual) ‘of copper and silver’
शतात्from a hundred; beyond one hundred (as a base measure)
शतात्:
TypeNoun/Number
Rootशत
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-एकवचन; (ablative)
उपरिabove; over; beyond
उपरि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउपरि
Formअव्यय (उपसर्गसदृश/क्रियाविशेषण)
वेध्धारःpiercers; testers/assayers (lit. those who pierce)
वेध्धारः:
TypeNoun (agent)
Root√व्यध्
Formकर्तृवाचक-नाम (धातुजन्य); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; (वेध्धार = वेधनकर्तारः)
Entities Mentioned
C
copperS
silverA
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