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Sutra 13

सूत्रपरीक्षार्थमात्रः प्रदीपः ॥ कZ_०२.२३.१३ ॥

sūtraparīkṣārthamātraḥ pradīpaḥ

A lamp is to be used solely for the purpose of examining the yarn.

सूत्रaphoristic rule; sūtra
सूत्र:
TypeNoun
Rootसूत्र
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
परीक्षाexamination; critical testing
परीक्षा:
TypeNoun (action noun)
Rootपरीक्ष्
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (समासमध्यपद)
अर्थpurpose; meaning; aim
अर्थ:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचन (समासमध्यपद; ‘…अर्थम्’ = ‘for the purpose of …’)
मात्रःonly; merely; just
मात्रः:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमात्र
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘केवल/मात्र’ अर्थे
प्रदीपःlamp; illuminator
प्रदीपः:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रदीप
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्तृपद (वाक्यविषय)
P
pradīpa (lamp)
S
sūtra (yarn)
P
parīkṣā (inspection)

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It reduces opportunities for concealment, tampering, after-hours manipulation, or unauthorized work that could facilitate theft or falsification.

Purpose limitation: state tools/resources are restricted to defined official functions to improve accountability.