Sutra 88
Devanagari script
सामूरं चीनसी सामूली च बाह्लवेयाः ॥ कZ_०२.११.८८ ॥
Transliteration
sāmūraṃ cīnasī sāmūlī ca bāhlaveyāḥ
Translation
The Bāhlaveya (Bactrian/foreign) varieties are: sāmūra, cīnasī, and sāmūlī.
Word by Word
सामूरम्Sāmūra (a commodity name; likely a kind of cloth/material)
सामूरम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसामूर
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (नाम; सूची/द्रव्यनाम)
चीनसीCīnāsī (a Chinese/China-associated commodity, likely a textile)
चीनसी:
TypeNoun
Rootचीनसी
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (नाम; सूची/द्रव्यनाम)
सामूलीSāmūlī (a commodity name; likely a textile/material)
सामूली:
TypeNoun
Rootसामूली
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (नाम; सूची/द्रव्यनाम)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
बाह्लवेयाःBāhlaveyas (those/commodities from Bāhlava/Bactria)
बाह्लवेयाः:
TypeNoun
Rootबाह्लवेय
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (जाति/देशज-विशेषणवत् नाम)
Entities Mentioned
B
Bāhlava/Bactria (foreign region)C
China (as origin-label)L
leather (carma)FAQs
Origin-labels help set different price bands, duties, and quality expectations, and they aid enforcement against misdeclared imports.
It can denote origin, style, or trade-name; administratively, it functions as a recognized category for valuation and inspection.