Sutra 9

Devanagari script

आढकस्यार्धकर्षहीनातिरिक्तमदोषः ॥ कZ_०४.२.०९ ॥

Transliteration

āḍhakasyārdhakarṣahīnātiriktam adoṣaḥ

Translation

Pour la mesure āḍhaka, un écart allant jusqu’à un demi-karṣa—en moins ou en plus—ne constitue pas une infraction.

Word by Word

• आढकस्य: of an āḍhaka (a standard measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आढक
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (मानपरिमाणवाचकः)

• अर्धकर्ष: (a) half-karṣa (amount)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध + कर्ष
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; परिमाणवाचकः (half a karṣa)

• हीन: deficient by / short by
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हीन (PPP of √हा ‘to leave, be deficient’)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विशेषणम् (अर्धकर्षस्य)

• अतिरिक्तम्: excess (i.e., an over-measure)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिरिक्त (PPP of √रिच्/√रिच् ‘to exceed, remain over’)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; विशेषणम् (अदोषः इत्यस्य)

• अदोषः: is not a fault / is blameless
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (with privative a-)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विधेयपदम्

Entities Mentioned

• āḍhaka (capacity measure)
• karṣa

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FAQs

Why is the tolerance tighter for āḍhaka than for tulā?

Smaller measures require smaller permissible error to prevent proportionally larger consumer harm and to maintain confidence in retail transactions.