Sutra 15

Devanagari script

शुद्धस्यैको हारिद्रस्य सुवर्णो वर्णकः ॥ कZ_०२.१३.१५ ॥

Transliteration

śuddhasyaiko hāridrasya suvarṇo varṇakaḥ

Translation

For the purified (metal), a single (standard) ‘hāridra’ coloring is used; gold is the color-reference/finishing agent.

Word by Word

• शुद्धस्य: of the pure (material)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: शुध् (शुद्ध)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भे द्रव्यस्य ‘हारिद्रस्य’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• एकः: one
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः (सुवर्णः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• हारिद्रस्य: of haridra/haridra-based (yellow) substance
• Type: Noun/Adjective (material name)
• Root: हारिद्र
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (द्रव्य-नाम; ‘सुवर्णः’ इत्यस्य सम्बन्धः)

• सुवर्णः: a suvarṇa (a unit/amount of gold)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः

• वर्णकः: a colouring agent/dyeing (material)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्णक
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विधेय (predicate)

Entities Mentioned

• hāridra (coloring/finish)
• suvarṇa (gold)
• varṇaka (coloring standard/agent)

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FAQs

Why would a state care about standardized ‘color/finish’ after purification?

Uniform finish aids public trust and official verification, and reduces the circulation of visually deceptive, adulterated metal.