Sutra 21

Devanagari script

तत्पलशतमायमानी ॥ कZ_०२.१९.२१ ॥

Transliteration

tatpalaśatamāyamānī

Translation

The āyamānī (standard capacity-measure) is calibrated to one hundred of those palas (i.e., a 100-pala standard).

Word by Word

• तत्: that; it; that (item/amount)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (सन्दर्भानुसार)

• पलशतम्: a hundred palas (a specified weight/quantity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पल + शत
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; 'पल' (weight-unit) + 'शतम्' (hundred) = 'a hundred palas'

• आयमानी: being measured/extended to a length; being stretched out (for measurement)
• Type: Verb (Participle)
• Root: √यम् (यमुँ) उपसर्गः आ-; धातु-प्रत्ययः (आयमानी)
• Form: कृदन्त; वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगे प्रयुज्यमानः (प्रयोग-निर्णयः सन्दर्भाधीनः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन/बहुवचन-रूपसदृश (पाठभेद/सन्दर्भे निर्भरम्)

Entities Mentioned

• āyamānī
• pala

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FAQs

How does calibrating capacity measures to weight units help administration?

It allows cross-checking (weighing contents against expected capacity), strengthening inspections and reducing under-measurement fraud.