Sutra 52
Devanagari script
कोशागारपर्वतकं कालं कालचित्रं वा ॥ कZ_०२.११.५२ ॥
Transliteration
kośāgāraparvatakaṃ kālaṃ kālacitraṃ vā
Translation
‘Kośāgāraparvataka’ is black, or black-mottled/variegated.
Word by Word
कोशागारपर्वतकंa (combined) ‘treasury-storehouse-and-mountain-sized (heap/quantity)’
कोशागारपर्वतकं:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootकोश / आगार / पर्वत
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्म/परिमाण-अर्थे); समाहार-द्वन्द्वः—‘कोशागारं च पर्वतकं च’ इत्यस्य समाहारः
कालंfor a period / duration
कालं:
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; ‘कालम्’ = समय-परिमाणम् (duration)
कालचित्रंa time-chart / schedule
कालचित्रं:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootकाल / चित्र
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; ‘कालस्य चित्रम्’ = समय-लेख/समय-तालिका
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formअव्यय; विकल्पार्थकः (either/or)
Entities Mentioned
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kośāgāraparvataka (commodity/variety)FAQs
Variegation can be diagnostic of origin or processing; recording it helps match delivered goods to contracted specifications.