Sutra 28
Devanagari script
तुलाप्रतिमानं पौतवाध्यक्षे वक्ष्यामः ॥ कZ_०२.१३.२८ ॥
Transliteration
tulāpratimānaṃ pautavādhyakṣe vakṣyāmaḥ
Translation
The standard balances and counter-weights will be explained under the Superintendent of Weights and Measures (Pautavādhyakṣa).
Word by Word
तुलाbalance/scale (for weighing)
तुला:
TypeNoun
Rootतुला
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचनम्
प्रतिमानम्standard measure; benchmark (standard)
प्रतिमानम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिमान
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम् (अत्र प्रथमा)
पौतवाध्यक्षेin/under the Superintendent of Weights and Measures (topic: that office)
पौतवाध्यक्षे:
TypeNoun
Rootपौतवाध्यक्ष
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचनम्; अधिकरणे (विषय-निर्देशः: ‘पौतवाध्यक्षे’ = ‘पौतवाध्यक्ष-विषये/अधिकारिणि’)
वक्ष्यामःwe shall explain / we will state
वक्ष्यामः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formलृट् (भविष्यत्कालः), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्
Entities Mentioned
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Pautavādhyakṣa (Superintendent of Weights and Measures)FAQs
Because bullion quality control depends on reliable measurement; metrology is treated as a dedicated administrative domain with its own superintendent.