Sutra 82

Devanagari script

कपिला बिन्दुचित्रा वा श्यामिका ॥ कZ_०२.११.८२ ॥

Transliteration

kapilā binducitrā vā śyāmikā

Translation

Śyāmikā is tawny (kapilā) or dotted/spot-variegated (binducitrā).

Word by Word

• कपिला: kapilā—tawny/brownish variety (of the grain/seed)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: कपिल
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (विशेषण-प्रयोगः; धान्य/बीज-जातिवाचक-नामरूपेण)

• बिन्दुचित्रा: binducitrā—spotted/variegated with dots variety
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: बिन्दु + चित्र
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; समासः—बिन्दुभिः चित्रा (बिन्दु-युक्ता/बिन्दु-चित्रिता)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम् (either/or)

• श्यामिका: śyāmikā—(a kind of) millet/small grain (śyāmaka-type)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्यामिका
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; धान्य-विशेषः

Entities Mentioned

• śyāmikā

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FAQs

What administrative problem do ‘either/or’ descriptors solve?

They acknowledge natural variation while still keeping the variety within a regulated definition, limiting arbitrary reclassification.