Sutra 37

Devanagari script

कलायो द्विगुणः लाजा भरुजाश्च ॥ कZ_०२.१५.३७ ॥

Transliteration

kalāyo dviguṇaḥ lājā bharujāś ca

Translation

Für Erbsen (kalāya) ist die Ausgabe/Quote doppelt; ebenso für gerösteten Reis (lājā) und für gleichartige geröstete Getreidezubereitungen (bharujāḥ).

Word by Word

• कलायः: kalāya (a kind of pulse/legume)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलाय़ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• द्विगुणः: double; having twice the measure/value
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कलायः इत्यस्य)

• लाजा: lājā (parched rice / parched grain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• भरुजाः: bharujā-s (a particular kind of grain/food commodity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरुजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

Entities Mentioned

• kalāya (peas/pulse)
• lājā (parched rice)
• bharujāḥ (roasted grain preparations)

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FAQs

What administrative principle is implied by 'dviguṇaḥ' here?

The state fixes differential issue-scales for different commodities—some items are issued at higher multiples to meet nutrition or equivalence-in-value/energy in standardized rations.