Arthashastra — Adhyakshaprachara, Sutra 41

Devanagari script

कार्पासक्षौमाणां पञ्चपले पलं सूत्रम् ॥ कZ_०२.१५.४१ ॥

Transliteration

kārpāsakṣaumāṇāṃ pañcapale palaṃ sūtram

Translation

Pour le coton et le lin/flax, à partir de cinq palas (de fibre), le rendement standard est d’une pala de fil.

Word by Word

• कार्पासक्षौमाणाम्: of cotton and linen (materials)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्पास; क्षौम
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (genitive plural); नपुंसकलिङ्गे समाहारद्वन्द्ववत् प्रयोगः (कार्पास-क्षौम-समूहस्य)

• पञ्चपले: in/for a (weight of) five palas
• Type: Noun (numeral + measure)
• Root: पञ्च; पल
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे माप-शब्दः ‘पल’ (locative singular): ‘पञ्च-पले’ = ‘पञ्चपले (परिमाणे)’

• पलम्: one pala (by weight)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पल
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (measure noun)

• सूत्रम्: thread (yarn)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत्र
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्

Entities Mentioned

• kārpāsa (cotton)
• kṣauma (linen/flax)
• sūtra (thread)
• pala (weight unit)

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What is the policy intent behind specifying thread yield from fiber?

To fix a measurable productivity benchmark for state workshops/contractors and to detect pilferage or falsified accounts.