Sutra 14

Devanagari script

फाणितगुडमत्स्यण्डिकाखण्डशर्कराः क्षारवर्गः ॥ कZ_०२.१५.१४ ॥

Transliteration

phāṇita-guḍa-matsyaṇḍikā-khaṇḍa-śarkarāḥ kṣāra-vargaḥ.

Translation

Molasses (phāṇita), jaggery (guḍa), crystallized sugar (matsyaṇḍikā), sugar-candy/loaf sugar (khaṇḍa), and granulated sugar (śarkarā) fall under the «kṣāra-varga» (alkaline/sugar group) category.

Word by Word

• फाणित: phāṇita; thickened sugarcane juice / molasses
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाणित
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समाहार/द्रव्यनाम)

• गुड: jaggery
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम)

• मत्स्यण्डिका: matsyaṇḍikā; sugar syrup/treacle
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्यण्डिका
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम)

• खण्ड: khāṇḍa; lump sugar / sugar pieces
• Type: Noun
• Root: खण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम)

• शर्कराः: sugars; crystalline sugar
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्करा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन

• क्षारवर्गः: the alkali group/category (a classificatory heading)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; समासः क्षारस्य वर्गः

Entities Mentioned

• sugar processors (implied)
• state storehouses (implied)

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FAQs

What is the administrative value of grouping sugar products together?

It enables uniform rules for procurement, storage, issue, and valuation of related processed goods, simplifying audits and taxation.