Sutra 34

Devanagari script

घने सुषिरे वा रूपे सुवर्णमृन्मालुकाहिङ्गुलुककल्पो वा तप्तोऽवतिष्ठते ॥ कZ_०२.१४.३४ ॥

Transliteration

ghane suṣire vā rūpe suvarṇamṛnmālukāhiṅgulukakalpo vā tapto 'vatiṣṭhate

Translation

In dichter (massiver) oder hohler Form bleibt beim Erhitzen eine Zubereitung aus „Gold‑Ton“ oder Sand oder eine dem hiṅgula ähnliche Mischung erkennbar.

Word by Word

• घने: in a solid (mass)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: घन
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनम् (नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे) — ‘घन’ (घनः/घनम्) ; अधिकरणे

• सुषिरे: in a hollow/porous (object)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सुषिर
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनम् (नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे) — ‘सुषिर’ ; अधिकरणे

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्

• रूपे: in (its) form/appearance
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनम् (नपुंसकलिङ्गम्) — अधिकरणे

• सुवर्ण-मृत्-मालुका-हिङ्गुलुक-कल्पः: a preparation/mixture of gold, clay, sand, and cinnabar
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (पुंलिङ्गः) — ‘कल्प’ (विधि/प्रकार/संयोगः); पूर्वपदानि: सुवर्ण (gold) + मृत् (clay) + मालुका (sand/grit) + हिङ्गुलुक (cinnabar/vermilion)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्

• तप्तः: when heated
• Type: Participle
• Root: तप्
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त) — प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (पुंलिङ्गः); ‘heated/burnt’

• अवतिष्ठते: remains/stands firm
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-स्था
• Form: लट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, आत्मनेपदम्; धातुः √स्था (अव-उपसर्गः)

Entities Mentioned

• gold-like adulterants
• sand
• hiṅgula-like mixture
• heated assay

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FAQs

What does ‘dense or hollow form’ imply from a regulatory standpoint?

Fraud can be concealed both by mixing impurities into solid castings and by inserting adulterants into cavities; inspectors must test both construction types.