Sutra 7
Devanagari script
सर्वधातूनां गौरववृद्धौ सत्त्ववृद्धिः ॥ कZ_०२.१२.०७ ॥
Transliteration
sarvadhātūnāṃ gauravavṛddhau sattvavṛddhiḥ
Translation
Pour tous les métaux/minerais, une augmentation de la lourdeur (poids spécifique) indique une augmentation du rendement en métal (sattva).
Word by Word
सर्वधातूनाम्of all minerals/ores (metals)
सर्वधातूनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootधातु
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Gen. pl.); समासः—सर्व + धातु (सर्वेषां धातूनाम्)
गौरववृद्धौin (the condition of) increase of heaviness/weight
गौरववृद्धौ:
TypeNoun
Rootवृद्धि
Formसप्तमी-द्विवचनम् (Loc. du.); समासः—गौरवस्य वृद्धिः (गौरव-वृद्धि) → गौरववृद्धि; ‘गौरववृद्धौ’ = ‘गौरववृद्ध्यां’ (द्विवचन-स्थान)
सत्त्ववृद्धिःincrease of ‘sattva’ (essence/metal content)
सत्त्ववृद्धिः:
TypeNoun
Rootवृद्धि
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nom. sg.); समासः—सत्त्वस्य वृद्धिः (सत्त्व-वृद्धि)
Entities Mentioned
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dhātu (metal/ore)S
sattva (metallic essence/yield)G
gaurava (heaviness/specific weight)FAQs
It gives state officials a quick, operational field-test to grade ore/metal lots for procurement, pricing, and workshop allocation—reducing fraud and improving output planning.
Not ‘courage’ but the metallic essence: the recoverable metal content/yield and (by implication) purity.