Sutra 19
Devanagari script
जातिहिङ्गुलुकेन पुष्पकासीसेन वा गोमूत्रभावितेन दिग्धेनाग्रहस्तेन संस्पृष्टं सुवर्णं श्वेतीभवति ॥ कZ_०२.१३.१९ ॥
Transliteration
jātihiṅgulukena puṣpakāsīsena vā gomūtrabhāvitena digdhena agrahastena saṃspṛṣṭaṃ suvarṇaṃ śvetībhavati
Translation
গোমূত্রে ভাবিত শুদ্ধ হিঙ্গুল (হিঙ্গুলুক) বা ‘পুষ্প’ কাসীস মাখানো হাতের আঙুলের ডগা দিয়ে ছুঁলে সোনা সাদাটে হয়ে যায়।
Word by Word
जाति-हिङ्गुलुकेनwith pure cinnabar
जाति-हिङ्गुलुकेन:
TypeNoun
Rootहिङ्गुलुक
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन; ‘जाति’ (विशेषण/पूर्वपद) + ‘हिङ्गुलुक’ (मुख्यपद)
पुष्प-कासीसेनwith ‘flower’ vitriol (fine ferrous sulfate)
पुष्प-कासीसेन:
TypeNoun
Rootकासीस
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन; ‘पुष्प’ (विशेषण) + ‘कासीस’ (मुख्यपद)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय
गोमूत्र-भावितेनimpregnated/soaked with cow’s urine
गोमूत्र-भावितेन:
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootभावित
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (√भू/भाव्, causative sense ‘to impregnate/soak’ → ‘made to be infused’); ‘गोमूत्र’ + ‘भावित’
दिग्धेनsmeared/anointed
दिग्धेन:
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootदिग्ध
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (√दिह् ‘to smear’)
अग्रहस्तेनwith the forehand/front of the hand
अग्रहस्तेन:
TypeNoun
Rootअग्रहस्त
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन; ‘अग्र’ + ‘हस्त’ (front hand/forehand)
संस्पृष्टम्having been touched
संस्पृष्टम्:
TypeParticiple
Rootसंस्पृष्ट
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (सम्+√स्पृश् ‘to touch’)—here qualifying ‘सुवर्णम्’
सुवर्णम्gold
सुवर्णम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसुवर्ण
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्तृपद (of श्वेतीभवति)
श्वेतीभवतिbecomes white/whitish
श्वेतीभवति:
TypeVerb
Rootश्वेत + √भू
Formलट्-लकार; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; नामधातु/कृदन्ताधारित क्रिया ‘श्वेती-भू’ = ‘to become white’
Entities Mentioned
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hiṅgulukaP
puṣpakāsīsaG
gomūtraS
suvarṇaFAQs
They give the state a repeatable method to detect alloying/surface plating, supporting consistent valuation and prosecution.