Sutra 15
Devanagari script
तुलाप्रतिमानभाण्डं पौतवहस्तात्क्रीणीयुः ॥ कZ_०२.१४.१५ ॥
Transliteration
tulāpratimānabhāṇḍaṃ pautavahastātkrīṇīyuḥ
Translation
Las balanzas, los pesos/medidas estándar y los recipientes de medición deben comprarse de la mano/oficina del Pautava (superintendente estatal de pesos y medidas).
Word by Word
तुला-प्रतिमान-भाण्डम्a standard measuring vessel conforming to the balance/standard measure
तुला-प्रतिमान-भाण्डम्:
TypeNoun
Rootभाण्ड
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (contextually द्वितीया as object of क्रीणीयुः)
पौतव-हस्तात्from the Pautava (official in charge of weights and measures)
पौतव-हस्तात्:
TypeNoun
Rootहस्त
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, पञ्चमी (अपादान)
क्रीणीयुःthey should buy/procure
क्रीणीयुः:
TypeVerb
Rootक्री (क्रीणाति)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन
Entities Mentioned
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Pautava (official of weights and measures)FAQs
A state-certified supply chain for measuring instruments, reducing private tampering and enabling auditability.