Sutra 40

Devanagari script

चतुर्भागिकास्तिलकुसुम्भमधूकेङ्गुदीस्नेहाः ॥ कZ_०२.१५.४० ॥

Transliteration

caturbhāgikās tilakusumbhamadhūkeṅgudīsnehāḥ

Translation

The oils/fats from sesame, safflower, madhūka, and iṅgudī are reckoned at the one-fourth rate (caturbhāgika).

Word by Word

• चतुर्भागिकाः: (items) subject to a one-fourth share/one-fourth rate
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: चतुर्भागिक
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग (विशेषण-रूपेण); ‘चतुर्भाग’ (चतुर्भागः = one-fourth share) + -इक (taddhita) → ‘having a quarter-share/quarter-rate’

• तिल: sesame
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (stem) used as member of a list/compound; सामान्यतः पुंलिङ्ग (तिलः)

• कुसुम्भ: safflower
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम्भ
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (stem) used as member of a list/compound; पुंलिङ्ग (कुसुम्भः)

• मधूक: madhūka (mahua)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधूक
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (stem) used as member of a list/compound; पुंलिङ्ग (मधूकः)

• इङ्गुदी: iṅgudī (an oil-yielding tree)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इङ्गुदी
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (stem) used as member of a list/compound; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (इङ्गुदी)

• स्नेहाः: oils/fats
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

Entities Mentioned

• tila
• kusumbha
• madhūka
• iṅgudī
• sneha (oil/fat)

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FAQs

How do such 'rate' sutras support governance?

They create auditable benchmarks for extraction/issue so storekeepers and suppliers can be checked against fixed norms.