Sutra 42

Devanagari script

काकणीद्वयं चास्य पलवेतनम् ॥ कZ_०४.१.४२ ॥

Transliteration

kākaṇīdvayaṃ cāsya palavetanam

Translation

Et son salaire pour le travail mesuré en palā est de deux kākaṇī.

Word by Word

• काकणी-द्वयम्: two kākaṇīs (a small coin/monetary unit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काकणी, द्वि
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘द्वयम्’ (२) इति संख्याशब्दः, ‘काकणी’ (मुद्रानाम) इत्यस्य षष्ठीसम्बन्धेन ‘काकण्योः द्वयम्’ = ‘द्वे काकण्यौ’

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• अस्य: of him / his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन (पुं/नपुं); ‘of him/of this (person)’

• पल-वेतनम्: the wage (pay) in palas / a wage measured by the pala-standard
• Type: Noun
• Root: पल, वेतन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘पलस्य वेतनम्’ = पल-परिमाणेन/पल-मानकं वेतनम् (wage measured in palas)

Entities Mentioned

• rūpadarśaka (assayer)

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FAQs

Why might the palā-fee be higher here than in 4.1.40?

Different materials/processes can require more labor, fuel, time, or expertise; a published differential fee reduces discretionary overcharging.