Sutra 79

Devanagari script

तया कौशेयं चीनपट्टाश्च चीनभूमिजा व्याख्याताः ॥ कZ_०२.११.११४ ॥

Transliteration

tayā kauśeyaṃ cīnapaṭṭāśca cīnabhūmijā vyākhyātāḥ

Translation

By that (same standard), silk (kauśeya) and Chinese silks (cīna-paṭṭāḥ), produced in the land of China, are also explained (i.e., to be assessed under the same rule).

Word by Word

• तया: by that (i.e., by that statement/rule)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचनम्

• कौशेयम्: silk (cloth)
• Type: Noun (used adjectivally)
• Root: कौशेय
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (समुच्चित-विषयः)

• चीनपट्टाः: Chinese silks / Chinese silk-cloths
• Type: Noun
• Root: चीनपट्ट
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; ‘कौशेयम्’ इत्यनेन सह समुच्चयः

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• चीनभूमिजाः: (those) produced in/coming from the land of China
• Type: Noun (agent/descriptor)
• Root: चीनभूमिज
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; ‘व्याख्याताः’ इत्यस्य कर्तृपदम्

• व्याख्याताः: have been explained / have been defined
• Type: Verb (past passive participle)
• Root: वि-आ-ख्या
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त); कर्मणि-प्रयोगे भूतकर्मणि; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; ‘(ते) व्याख्याताः’ = have been explained/defined

Entities Mentioned

• kauśeya (silk)
• cīna-paṭṭa
• China (cīna-bhūmi)

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FAQs

What does the mention of China indicate administratively?

Recognition of long-distance trade categories and the need to incorporate imports into the same valuation and inspection framework.

How does this support state capacity?

It reduces arbitrariness in customs/procurement by applying a single standard across domestic and foreign luxury textiles.