Sutra 28

Devanagari script

तुलाप्रतिमानं पौतवाध्यक्षे वक्ष्यामः ॥ कZ_०२.१३.२८ ॥

Transliteration

tulāpratimānaṃ pautavādhyakṣe vakṣyāmaḥ

Translation

Les balances étalons et les contrepoids étalons seront expliqués dans la section du Surintendant des poids et mesures (Pautavādhyakṣa).

Word by Word

• तुला: balance/scale (for weighing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुला
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• प्रतिमानम्: standard measure; benchmark (standard)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिमान
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम् (अत्र प्रथमा)

• पौतवाध्यक्षे: in/under the Superintendent of Weights and Measures (topic: that office)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौतवाध्यक्ष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचनम्; अधिकरणे (विषय-निर्देशः: ‘पौतवाध्यक्षे’ = ‘पौतवाध्यक्ष-विषये/अधिकारिणि’)

• वक्ष्यामः: we shall explain / we will state
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्कालः), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

Entities Mentioned

• Pautavādhyakṣa (Superintendent of Weights and Measures)

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FAQs

Why does Kauṭilya cross-reference weights and measures here?

Because bullion quality control depends on reliable measurement; metrology is treated as a dedicated administrative domain with its own superintendent.