Sutra 30

Devanagari script

शुल्बं तारं वा गर्भः पत्त्राणां संघात्येषु क्रियते ॥ कZ_०२.१४.३० ॥

Transliteration

śulbaṃ tāraṃ vā garbhaḥ pattrāṇāṃ saṃghāṭyeṣu kriyate

Translation

In leaf-laminated compactions, copper or wire is made the ‘core’ (garbha) inside (i.e., the interior is base metal while the exterior is leaf).

Word by Word

• शुल्बम्: a measuring cord/line (measuring rope)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुल्ब
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्मपद)

• तारम्: a string/cord (stretched line)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्मपद)

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

• गर्भः: the inner core/central part (the ‘womb’/interior)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (कर्तृ/विषय)

• पत्त्राणाम्: of the plates/sheets (lit. leaves)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्त्र
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध)

• संघात्येषु: in the joints/assembled parts (places of joining)
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: संघात्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (प्रायः), बहुवचन, सप्तमी (अधिकरण)

• क्रियते: is made/is formed/is done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): ‘is made/done’

Entities Mentioned

• copper
• wire
• core
• leaf laminates

More Details

FAQs

What is the ‘garbha’ technique?

Placing a cheaper metal core (copper/wire) inside a laminated leaf structure so the outside looks precious while the inside is not.

What control does it imply?

Assaying must test interior composition (cut tests, drilling, density checks), not only surface appearance.