Sutra 13

Devanagari script

मुद्गमाषशैम्ब्या मध्यवापाः ॥ कZ_०२.२४.१३ ॥

Transliteration

mudgamāṣaśaimbyā madhyavāpāḥ

Translation

Mudga (Mungbohne/Grüngramm), māṣa (Urdbohne/Schwarzgramm) und śaimbya (eine Hülsenfrucht) sind die Aussaaten der mittleren Saison.

Word by Word

• मुद्ग: green gram (mung bean)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्ग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (सूत्र-शैली: सूची/विधेय-समासार्थे)

• माष: black gram (urad) / beans
• Type: Noun
• Root: माष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (सूत्र-शैली: सूची/विधेय-समासार्थे)

• शैम्ब्या: a kind of pulse/legume (śaimbya variety)
• Type: Noun (adjectival/derivative)
• Root: शैम्ब्य
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन (जातिवाचक/धान्य-भेदः)

• मध्यवापाः: middle-sized plots/sowings (medium ‘vāpa’ units)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाप
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; समासः—मध्यवाप (मध्यः/मध्यमः वापः)

Entities Mentioned

• cultivators
• pulses/legumes

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FAQs

Why would a state classify pulses as mid-season sowings?

Because pulses often fit between major cereal cycles; classification helps allocate land, water, and supervision to stabilize supply and revenues.