Sutra 7

Devanagari script

आवेशनिभिः सुवर्णपुद्गललक्षणप्रयोगेषु तत्तज्जानीयात् ॥ कZ_०२.१४.०७ ॥

Transliteration

āveśanibhiḥ suvarṇapudgalalakṣaṇaprayogeṣu tattajjānīyāt

Translation

By identifying marks and by applying tests of gold and bullion characteristics, one should ascertain each item’s specific identity/quality.

Word by Word

• आवेशनिभिः: by means of assaying/testing instruments
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवेशनी
• Form: तृतीया-बहुवचनम् (करणे); स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• सुवर्ण: gold
• Type: Noun (used as compound member)
• Root: सुवर्ण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• पुद्गल: metal mass/bullion (pudgala)
• Type: Noun (used as compound member)
• Root: पुद्गल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• लक्षण: marks/characteristics
• Type: Noun (used as compound member)
• Root: लक्षण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• प्रयोगेषु: in the applications/tests/procedures
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयोग
• Form: सप्तमी-बहुवचनम्; पुंलिङ्ग

• तत्-तत्: each respective (one), in each case
• Type: Pronoun (reduplicated)
• Root: तद्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनस्य प्रयोगः (अव्ययीभाववत् पुनरुक्तिः) — ‘each respective’ अर्थे

• जानीयात्: should ascertain/should determine
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष-एकवचनम्; धातुः: ज्ञा

Entities Mentioned

• Suvarṇādhyakṣa
• assayers
• depositors/clients

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FAQs

How should officials verify gold/bullion items?

Through identifying marks and standardized characteristic tests.

What modern control does this resemble?

Assay certification plus chain-of-custody tagging/audit trails.