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Sutra 43

द्वात्रिंशद्भागस्तप्तव्याजी सर्पिषः चतुःषष्टिभागस्तैलस्य ॥ कZ_०२.१९.४३ ॥

dvātriṃśadbhāgastaptavyājī sarpiṣaḥ catuḥṣaṣṭibhāgastailasya

The allowable loss/allowance due to heating (tapta-vyājī) shall be 1/32 for ghee (sarpiṣ) and 1/64 for oil (taila).

द्वात्रिंशद्भागःa thirty-second part (1/32 share)
द्वात्रिंशद्भागः:
TypeNoun
Rootभाग
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; द्वात्रिंशत् (संख्या) + भाग (भागः)
तप्तव्याजी(ghee) to be heated and then processed/treated (as prescribed)
तप्तव्याजी:
TypeAdjective (Kṛdanta-based)
Rootतप् + व्यज् (कृदन्त-समास)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; सर्पिषः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; ‘तप्त’ (heated) + ‘व्याजी’ (one that is to be fanned/clarified/processed) — recipe/processing qualifier
सर्पिषःof ghee (clarified butter)
सर्पिषः:
TypeNoun
Rootसर्पिस्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन
and
:
TypeParticle
Root
Formसमुच्चय-अव्ययम्
चतुःषष्टिभागःa sixty-fourth part (1/64 share)
चतुःषष्टिभागः:
TypeNoun
Rootभाग
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; चतुःषष्टि (संख्या) + भाग (भागः)
तैलस्यof oil
तैलस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootतैल
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन
S
sarpiṣ (ghee)
T
taila (oil)

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It standardizes disputes between traders, consumers, and inspectors, preventing inflated claims of “loss” that could mask short-measurement or diversion.