Sutra 6
Devanagari script
तद् येनाप्राप्तकं तच्चतुर्गुणेन सीसेन शोधयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.१३.०६ ॥
Transliteration
tad yenāprāptakaṃ taccaturguṇena sīsena śodhayet
Translation
যে ধাতু/আকর ‘অপ্রাপ্তক’ (যথাযথভাবে ফল না দেয়) তা চারগুণ সীসা ব্যবহার করে শোধন করা উচিত।
Word by Word
तत्that (item/metal)
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formsarvanāma; napuṃsaka-liṅga; prathamā/ dvitīyā ekavacana; deictic/anaphoric ‘that’
येनby which (means)
येन:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formsarvanāma; napuṃsaka-liṅga; tṛtīyā ekavacana; instrumental ‘by which/with which’
अप्राप्तकम्not obtained / unsuccessful / defective
अप्राप्तकम्:
TypeAdjective (PPP used adjectivally)
Rootप्राप् (pra-√āp)
Formnañ-tatpuruṣa-like negation with participle; napuṃsaka-liṅga; prathamā/ dvitīyā ekavacana; from प्राप्तक ‘obtained/attained’ with अ- ‘not’
तत्that (same item)
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formsarvanāma; napuṃsaka-liṅga; prathamā/ dvitīyā ekavacana; resumptive ‘that (same)’
चतुर्गुणेनwith four times (the amount)
चतुर्गुणेन:
TypeAdjective (numeral compound used adjectivally)
Rootचतुर् + गुण
Formnapuṃsaka-liṅga; tṛtīyā ekavacana; ‘with fourfold (quantity)’
सीसेनwith lead
सीसेन:
TypeNoun
Rootसीस
Formnapuṃsaka-liṅga; tṛtīyā ekavacana
शोधयेत्should purify / refine
शोधयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootशुध् (√śudh)
Formcausative (ṇic) stem शोधय-; vidhi-liṅ (optative); parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣa; ekavacana; ‘should cause to be purified / should purify’
Entities Mentioned
S
sīsa (lead)Ś
śodhana (refining/purification)FAQs
It creates a repeatable state-standard process so treasury inputs (bullion/metal) meet uniform purity, reducing fraud and variability in minting.