Sutra 39
Devanagari script
अभ्रपटलमष्टकेन द्विगुणवास्तुके वा रूपे बध्यते ॥ कZ_०२.१४.३९ ॥
Transliteration
abhrapaṭalam aṣṭakena dviguṇavāstuke vā rūpe badhyate
Translation
A mica sheet is to be bound/packaged as an «aṣṭaka» unit, or in a double-structured (two-layer) form.
Word by Word
अभ्रपटलम्a mica sheet/lamina (mica covering)
अभ्रपटलम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअभ्र, पटल
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘अभ्रस्य पटलम्’
अष्टकेनwith an ‘aṣṭaka’ measure (by an eight-unit measure)
अष्टकेन:
TypeNoun
Rootअष्टक
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण-कारक
द्विगुणवास्तुकेin a double-sized ‘vāstuka’ (building-module/plot measure)
द्विगुणवास्तुके:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootद्वि, गुण, वास्तुक
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘… वा’ इत्यनेन विकल्पे सप्तमी-स्थाने
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय
रूपेin the prescribed form/design
रूपे:
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण-कारक
बध्यतेis fastened / is fixed
बध्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootबन्ध्
Formलट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘is fastened/bound’
Entities Mentioned
M
mica (abhra)S
standard unit (aṣṭaka)FAQs
Standardized bundling reduces substitution and simplifies counting/assessment for taxation, storage, and audit.