Sutra 8
Devanagari script
पश्चिमा व्याख्याताः ॥ कZ_०१.१९.०८ ॥
Transliteration
taiḥ paścimā vyākhyātāḥ
Translation
By these (same indicators), the later portions are explained as well.
Word by Word
पश्चिमाःthe later (western/after) authorities; the later school
पश्चिमाः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपश्चिम
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्गम् (विशेषणम्; अत्र ‘पश्चिमा’ इति संज्ञावत्—‘पश्चिमा आचार्याः/व्याख्यातारः’ इत्यर्थे)
व्याख्याताःthe commentators/explainers (those who have expounded)
व्याख्याताः:
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootवि-आ-ख्या (√ख्या)
Formभूतकृदन्तः (क्त), प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गम्; ‘व्याख्यात’ = ‘व्याख्यानं कृतवान्/कृतवन्तः’
FAQs
It closes the calibration method by implying symmetry: the same measurement logic applies to the latter half of the day.