Sutra 26

Devanagari script

काष्ठपञ्चविंशतिपलं तण्डुलप्रस्थसाधनम् ॥ कZ_०२.१९.२६ ॥

Transliteration

kāṣṭhapañcaviṃśatipalaṃ taṇḍulaprasthasādhanam

Translation

A wooden standard of twenty-five palas shall serve as the implement for establishing/verifying the prastha measure for rice (taṇḍula).

Word by Word

• काष्ठपञ्चविंशतिपलम्: (having) twenty-five palas of wood (as the specified quantity)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: काष्ठ; पञ्चविंशति; पल
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; परिमाणवाचक समासः—‘काष्ठस्य पञ्चविंशतिः पलानि’ इत्यर्थः

• तण्डुलप्रस्थसाधनम्: the means/requirement for producing (or preparing) one prastha of rice (tandula)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: तण्डुल; प्रस्थ; साधन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘तण्डुलानां प्रस्थस्य साधनम्’—प्रस्थ-परिमाणस्य तण्डुल-उत्पादन/सिद्ध्युपायः

Entities Mentioned

• taṇḍula (rice)
• prastha
• pala

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FAQs

Why link a weight standard (25 palas) to a capacity measure (prastha) for rice?

It enables practical field verification: a known weight of rice should correspond to a standard volume, helping detect short-measuring in procurement and retail.