Sutra 66

Devanagari script

भद्रश्रियं पारलौहित्यकं जातीवर्णम् ॥ कZ_०२.११.६६ ॥

Transliteration

bhadraśriyaṃ pāralauhityakaṃ jātīvarṇam

Translation

‘Bhadrāśrī’ and ‘Pāralauhityaka’ are of the natural colour of the species/variety (i.e., they match the standard hue expected of their kind).

Word by Word

• भद्रश्रियम्: (a gemstone variety) ‘bhadraśrī’ type
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: भद्र + श्री
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (प्रत्यय: अम्); समासपद

• पारलौहित्यकम्: (a gemstone variety) ‘pāralauhityaka’ type
• Type: Noun/Adjective (derivative)
• Root: पारलौहित्यक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (प्रत्यय: अम्); तद्धितान्त-प्रातिपदिक (पारलौहित्यक-)

• जातीवर्णम्: the natural/typical color according to its kind (species-color)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: जाति + वर्ण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (प्रत्यय: अम्); समासपद

Entities Mentioned

• Bhadrāśrī (commodity variety)
• Pāralauhityaka (commodity variety/region-grade)

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FAQs

What administrative criterion is being used here to judge the commodity?

Visual conformity: the item should display the expected ‘species-colour’ (jātīvarṇa), a simple inspection rule for officials to detect inferior or adulterated lots.