Sutra 5

Devanagari script

अष्टाशीतिर्गौरसर्षपा रूप्यमाषकः ॥ कZ_०२.१९.०५ ॥

Transliteration

aṣṭāśītir gaurasarṣapā rūpyamāṣakaḥ

Translation

Eighty-four white mustard seeds constitute a silver māṣaka (rūpya-māṣaka).

Word by Word

• अष्टाशीतिḥ: eighty-eight
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टा-शीति (संख्या)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; संख्यावाचक-समासः (अष्टा + शीति = 88)

• गौरसर्षपाḥ: white (pale) mustard seeds
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्षप (नाम)
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः (गौर = श्वेत/पीतवर्णः)

• रूप्यम्: silver
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप्य (नाम)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्

• माषकः: māṣaka (a standard weight/coin unit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माषक (नाम)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; मान/मुद्रा-परिमाणवाचकः

Entities Mentioned

• Pautavādhyakṣa

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FAQs

Why specify silver separately from gold?

Gold and silver circulate differently in valuation and minting; separate explicit standards reduce manipulation in exchange and taxation.