Sutra 47
Devanagari script
यद्घनानां तीक्ष्णेनोल्लिखन्ति तदुल्लेखनम् ॥ कZ_०२.१४.४७ ॥
Transliteration
yad ghanānāṃ tīkṣṇenollikhanti tad ullekhanam
Translation
Lorsqu’ils raclent des objets solides avec un outil tranchant pour en enlever de la matière, c’est le raclage (ullekhana).
Word by Word
यत्that which; whatever
यत्:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (यत् = 'which/that which')
घनानाम्of hammers/mallets
घनानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootघन
Formपुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; षष्ठी (genitive plural)
तीक्ष्णेनwith a sharp (tool/edge)
तीक्ष्णेन:
TypeAdjective
Rootतीक्ष्ण
Formविशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (instrumental singular)
उल्लिखन्तिthey scrape/engrave
उल्लिखन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootउत् + लिख्
Formलट्; परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; धातु: लिख् (to scratch/inscribe), उपसर्ग: उत् (उल्लिख् = to scrape out/engrave)
तत्that (process/act)
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया
उल्लेखनम्(is called) scraping/engraving
उल्लेखनम्:
TypeNoun (verbal noun/action noun)
Rootउत् + लिख् (उल्लेखन)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (predicate nominative); कृदन्त-भाववाचक (action noun)
Entities Mentioned
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sharp tool (tīkṣṇa) (implied)A
artisan (implied)FAQs
Scraping can be hidden as routine finishing/engraving while steadily reducing weight or thickness without obvious breakage.