Sutra 46

Devanagari script

ग्रामेरुकं रक्तं रक्तकालं वा बस्तमूत्रगन्धि ॥ कZ_०२.११.४६ ॥

Transliteration

grāmerukaṃ raktaṃ raktakālaṃ vā bastamūtragandhi

Translation

“Grāmeruka” is red, or red-black in hue, and has an odor like goat’s urine.

Word by Word

• ग्रामेरुकम्: ‘grāmeruka’ (a specific substance/color term used as a descriptor)
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: ग्रामेरुक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (विशेषणरूपेण)

• रक्तम्: red; blood-red (as a descriptor)
• Type: Adjective (used as noun/descriptor)
• Root: रक्त
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया

• रक्तकालम्: dark-red / red-blackish (a color descriptor)
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: रक्तकाल
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; समासः रक्त + काल (कर्मधारयः)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (or)

• बस्तमूत्रगन्धि: having the smell of goat’s urine
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बस्तमूत्रगन्धिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-विशेषणरूपेण; एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; समासः बस्त-मूत्र-गन्धि (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: ‘बस्तस्य मूत्रस्य गन्धः यस्य’)

Entities Mentioned

• grāmeruka (commodity/variety)
• basta (goat)

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FAQs

What administrative purpose do color-and-smell descriptors serve here?

They function as practical inspection criteria so state officials can verify the correct variety and detect substitution or adulteration during purchase and storage.

Why specify an unpleasant odor like goat’s urine?

Because certain genuine materials have distinctive smells; recording them reduces discretion and fraud by giving auditors an objective sensory benchmark.