Sutra 42

Devanagari script

तस्य तापनमवध्वंसनं वा शुद्धिः । इति पिङ्कः ॥ कZ_०२.१४.४२ ॥

Transliteration

tasya tāpanam avadhvaṃsanaṃ vā śuddhiḥ | iti piṅkaḥ

Translation

For that «piṅka»-class item, purification is by heating or by complete destruction/removal—thus is (the method/class) piṅka.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that (i.e., of it / of him)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुं/नपुं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• तापनम्: heating; making hot (as a test/purification)
• Type: Noun (verbal noun/gerundive noun)
• Root: तप्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; धातु-निष्पन्नं भाववाचकं नाम (तप् + ल्युट्)

• अवध्वंसनम्: destruction; removal; clearing away
• Type: Noun (verbal noun)
• Root: ध्वंस् (अव + ध्वंस्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; उपसर्गपूर्वक-धातु-निष्पन्नं नाम (अव + ध्वंस् + ल्युट्)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्

• शुद्धिः: purification; cleansing
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुध्/शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक: शुद्धि-)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

• इति: thus; so (ends the quotation)
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम्

• पिङ्कः: Piṅka (name of an authority)
• Type: Proper noun
• Root: पिङ्क (प्रातिपदिक: पिङ्क-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; आचार्य-नाम

Entities Mentioned

• piṅka category
• purification via heating
• removal/destruction

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FAQs

How does ‘destroy/remove’ function as policy, not just technique?

It raises the expected cost of adulteration: if salvage is disallowed, counterfeiters risk total loss, strengthening deterrence and protecting state revenue.