Sutra 9
Devanagari script
आढकस्यार्धकर्षहीनातिरिक्तमदोषः ॥ कZ_०४.२.०९ ॥
Transliteration
āḍhakasyārdhakarṣahīnātiriktam adoṣaḥ
Translation
Para la medida āḍhaka, una desviación de hasta medio karṣa—por defecto o por exceso—no constituye infracción.
Word by Word
आढकस्यof an āḍhaka (a standard measure)
आढकस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootआढक
Formषष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (मानपरिमाणवाचकः)
अर्धकर्ष(a) half-karṣa (amount)
अर्धकर्ष:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्ध + कर्ष
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; परिमाणवाचकः (half a karṣa)
हीनdeficient by / short by
हीन:
TypeAdjective
Rootहीन (PPP of √हा ‘to leave, be deficient’)
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विशेषणम् (अर्धकर्षस्य)
अतिरिक्तम्excess (i.e., an over-measure)
अतिरिक्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअतिरिक्त (PPP of √रिच्/√रिच् ‘to exceed, remain over’)
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; विशेषणम् (अदोषः इत्यस्य)
अदोषःis not a fault / is blameless
अदोषः:
TypeNoun
Rootदोष (with privative a-)
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विधेयपदम्
Entities Mentioned
Ā
āḍhaka (capacity measure)K
karṣaFAQs
Smaller measures require smaller permissible error to prevent proportionally larger consumer harm and to maintain confidence in retail transactions.