Shloka 28

मुक्ता-उत्पत्ति-भेदाः, मूल्य-मान-निर्णयः, शोधन-परीक्षा-लक्षणानि

Pearl Sources, Valuation, Refinement, and Identification

Devanagari script

अर्धाधिकौ द्वौ वहतो ऽस्य मूल्यं त्रिभिः शतैरप्यधिकं सहस्रम् / द्विमाष कोन्मानितगौरवस्य शतानि चाष्टौ कथितानि मूल्यम्

Transliteration

ardhādhikau dvau vahato 'sya mūlyaṃ tribhiḥ śatairapyadhikaṃ sahasram / dvimāṣa konmānitagauravasya śatāni cāṣṭau kathitāni mūlyam

Translation

For this, when the weight comes to two and a half (2 1/2), its price is said to be one thousand plus three hundred (1,300). And for a weight assessed as two māṣas, the stated price is eight hundred.

Word by Word

• ardha-adhikau: half-more (one and a half)
• ardha-adhikau: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ardha + adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष — ‘half more’

• dvau: two
• dvau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन — ‘two’

• vahataḥ: carry
• vahataḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vah (वह् धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘carry/bear’

• asya: of this
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — ‘of this’

• mūlyam: value
• mūlyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūlya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tribhiḥ: by three
• tribhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — ‘by three’

• śataiḥ: hundreds
• śataiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — ‘by hundreds’

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• adhikam: additional
• adhikam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘additional’

• sahasram: a thousand
• sahasram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘a thousand’

• dvi-māṣa-ka-unmānita-gauravasya: of (one) measured to the weight of two māṣakas
• dvi-māṣa-ka-unmānita-gauravasya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi + māṣaka + unmānita + gaurava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुं, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष — ‘of (that) whose weight is assessed as two māṣakas’

• śatāni: hundreds
• śatāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — ‘hundreds’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• aṣṭau: eight
• aṣṭau: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (संख्याप्रयोग) — ‘eight’ (counting śatāni)

• kathitāni: are stated
• kathitāni: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kathita (कृदन्त; √kath कथ् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — ‘said, stated’

• mūlyam: value
• mūlyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūlya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘value’ (appositional)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra, continuing the instructional discourse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Specific price points correspond to specific weights; valuation is rule-governed rather than arbitrary.

Application: Maintain calibrated weights and published price schedules for graded goods; prevent manipulation by anchoring to standards.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: appraisal/market context (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.69.26-29 (pearl valuation table by weight)

FAQs

What is the importance of value-by-weight calculations in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a dharma-style rule of valuation—linking assessed weight (gaurava) to a stated price (mūlya)—used in contexts like restitution, fines, or expiation where precise calculation matters.

How does this verse connect to Garuda Purana teachings on karma and prāyaścitta?

In prāyaścitta/restitution frameworks, the ‘value’ of an item (often measured) can determine the scale of compensation or expiation; the verse gives concrete benchmark figures for such determination.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt the underlying ethic: when making amends (financially or morally), be accurate, transparent, and proportionate—repairing harm with measured, fair restitution rather than vague intention.