Sutra 55
Devanagari script
कालायसस्यार्धभागाभ्यक्तं कृष्णं भवति ॥ कZ_०२.१३.५५ ॥
Transliteration
kālāyasasyārdhabhāgābhyaktaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ bhavati
Translation
When coated/treated with half a part of black iron (kālāyasa), it becomes black.
Word by Word
कालायसस्यof black iron (iron)
कालायसस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकालायस
Formषष्ठी-एकवचनम् (Gen. sg.), नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; प्रातिपदिकम्: कालायस (काला + आयस)
अर्धभागa half-portion
अर्धभाग:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्धभाग
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nom. sg.), पुंलिङ्गम्; ‘अर्धः भागः’ = अर्धभागः
अभ्यक्तम्smeared / coated
अभ्यक्तम्:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootअभि√अञ्ज्
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; ‘smeared/anointed’
कृष्णम्black
कृष्णम्:
TypeAdjective (used predicatively)
Rootकृष्ण
Formप्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; predicate adjective agreeing with implied subject (e.g., the mixture/metal)
भवतिbecomes / turns out to be
भवति:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
Formलट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्
Entities Mentioned
K
kālāyasa (iron)FAQs
Surface treatments can disguise base metals; state knowledge of such methods supports enforcement against fraud in bullion, ornaments, and coin-like pieces.