Sutra 18
Devanagari script
तस्याः शतपदादूर्ध्वं विंशतिः पञ्चाशत् शतमिति पदानि कारयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.१९.१८ ॥
Transliteration
tasyāḥ śatapadādūrdhvaṃ viṃśatiḥ pañcāśat śatamiti padāni kārayet
Translation
On it, above the hundred-mark (śata-pada), he shall have further graduations made—at twenty, fifty, and one hundred (as specified)—as step-marks (padāni).
Word by Word
तस्याःof that (female/that one’s)
तस्याः:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formsarvanāma; strīliṅga; ṣaṣṭhī ekavacana (gen. sg.)
शतपदात्from (a distance of) a hundred paces/steps
शतपदात्:
TypeNoun
Rootशत + पद
Formnapuṃsakaliṅga; pañcamī ekavacana (abl. sg.); compound: śata-pada = 'hundred steps/feet' (measure)
ऊर्ध्वम्above; beyond; further (than that)
ऊर्ध्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऊर्ध्व
Formavyaya; adverbial usage
विंशतिःtwenty
विंशतिः:
TypeNumeral
Rootविंशति
Formstrīliṅga (numeral); prathamā ekavacana (nom. sg.)
पञ्चाशत्fifty
पञ्चाशत्:
TypeNumeral
Rootपञ्चाशत्
Formstrīliṅga (numeral); prathamā ekavacana (nom. sg.)
शतम्one hundred
शतम्:
TypeNumeral
Rootशत
Formnapuṃsakaliṅga (numeral); prathamā/ dvitīyā ekavacana (nom./acc. sg.)
इतिthus; as follows
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formavyaya; quotative/marker of enumeration
पदानिpaces/steps; measures (as steps)
पदानि:
TypeNoun
Rootपद
Formnapuṃsakaliṅga; prathamā bahuvacana (nom. pl.)
कारयेत्should cause to be made; should have arranged/constructed
कारयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (णिच्)
Formcausative (ṇic) of √kṛ; vidhi-liṅ (optative); parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣa ekavacana
Entities Mentioned
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pada (graduation/mark)Ś
śata (hundred-mark)FAQs
Mandated graduations make measurement transparent and reproducible, allowing inspectors and traders to check accuracy quickly and reducing disputes.