Sutra 13
Devanagari script
ऊर्णातुलायाः पञ्चपलिको विहननच्छेदो रोमच्छेदश्च ॥ कZ_०४.१.१३ ॥
Transliteration
ūrṇātulāyāḥ pañcapaliko vihananacchedo romacchedaśca
Translation
Lors de la pesée de la laine, une déduction admissible de cinq palas est reconnue pour la perte due au battage/nettoyage et pour la perte de fibres/poils.
Word by Word
ऊर्णातुलायाःof the wool-weighing scale/standard (wool balance)
ऊर्णातुलायाः:
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्णा + तुला
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचन; (ऊर्णा-तुला) ‘ऊनस्य तुला’ इत्यर्थे
पञ्चपलिकःof five palas (in weight/measure)
पञ्चपलिकः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्च + पल
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘पञ्च पलानि यस्य सः’ (पञ्च-पल-परिमाणः)
विहननच्छेदःthe deduction (allowance) for beating/processing loss
विहननच्छेदः:
TypeNoun
Rootविहनन + छेद
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘विहननस्य छेदः’ (विहनन-छेद)
रोमच्छेदःand the deduction for hair/fibre cutting (loss)
रोमच्छेदः:
TypeNoun
Rootरोमन् + छेद
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘रोम्णः छेदः’
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
Entities Mentioned
W
wool workers (implied)S
state weighing authority (implied)FAQs
It prevents false accusations against producers while also preventing them from inflating ‘wastage’ beyond an officially accepted norm.