Sutra 69
Devanagari script
कालेयकः स्वर्णभूमिजः स्निग्धपीतकः ॥ कZ_०२.११.६९ ॥
Transliteration
kāleyakaḥ svarṇabhūmijaḥ snigdhapītakaḥ
Translation
“Kāleyaka”, produced in “Svarṇabhūmi”, is glossy and yellowish.
Word by Word
कालेयकःkāleyaka (a fragrant substance/wood used in perfumery)
कालेयकः:
TypeNoun
Rootकालेयक
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः
स्वर्णभूमिजःoriginating from Suvarṇabhūmi (the ‘golden land’ region)
स्वर्णभूमिजः:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootस्वर्णभूमिज
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विग्रहः: स्वर्णभूमेः जातः / स्वर्णभूमौ जातः (भूमिज = भूमौ जातः)
स्निग्धपीतकःglossy/smooth and yellowish (describing the substance’s quality/color)
स्निग्धपीतकः:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootस्निग्धपीतक
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विग्रहः: स्निग्धः पीतकः (स्निग्ध- = चिक्कण/तेजस्वी; पीतक = पीतवर्णः)
Entities Mentioned
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Kāleyaka (commodity variety)S
Svarṇabhūmi (place of origin)FAQs
Provenance functions as a predictable quality proxy for taxation, procurement, and fraud control (mislabeling origin would distort state revenue and pricing).