Shloka 33

The Examination of Pearls and Padmarāga (Ruby): Origins, Marks, Defects, and Valuation

Devanagari script

वज्रस्य यत्तण्डुलसंख्ययोक्तं मूल्यं समुत्पादितगौरवस्य / तत्पद्मरागस्य महागुणस्य तन्माषकल्पाकलितस्य मूल्यम्

Transliteration

vajrasya yattaṇḍulasaṃkhyayoktaṃ mūlyaṃ samutpāditagauravasya / tatpadmarāgasya mahāguṇasya tanmāṣakalpākalitasya mūlyam

Translation

Quel que soit le prix du diamant, énoncé en le comptant en grains de riz selon le poids acquis, ainsi se détermine aussi le prix du padmarāga (rubis) de grande excellence, calculé en unités de māṣa selon la règle établie.

Word by Word

• वज्रस्य: of diamond
• वज्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• तण्डुलसंख्ययोक्तम्: stated in a count of grains (rice)
• तण्डुलसंख्ययोक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तण्डुल + संख्या + उक्त (वच् धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (तण्डुलानां संख्यया उक्तम्)

• मूल्यम्: value/price
• मूल्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• समुत्पादितगौरवस्य: of (that) whose weight/importance is produced/established
• समुत्पादितगौरवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उत् + पादित (पद्/पाद् धातु, णिच् + क्त) + गौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (समुत्पादितं गौरवं यस्य)

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; निर्देशक (correlative)

• पद्मरागस्य: of the ruby (padmarāga)
• पद्मरागस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मराग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय

• महागुणस्य: of great qualities
• महागुणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महागुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• माषकल्पाकलितस्य: measured/assessed by a māṣa-standard
• माषकल्पाकलितस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माष + कल्प + आकलित (कल्/कलय् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (माष-कल्पेन आकलितम्/निर्धारितम्)

• मूल्यम्: value/price
• मूल्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Order and fairness in commerce through agreed standards of weight and valuation.

Vedantic Theme: Vyavahara-satya: conventional truth and social order rely on pramana-like standards; ethics in exchange supports societal harmony.

Application: Use transparent measurement standards in trade; document weights and grades; avoid fraud in high-value goods.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.70 (ratna-pariksha: qualities and valuation principles)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of standardized measures in this Garuda Purana verse?

It emphasizes that value should be determined by agreed, repeatable weight standards (rice-grain count, māṣa units), not by guesswork—reflecting dharmic order in trade and ritual economy.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana’s broader instruction style?

Like many instructional passages where Vishnu teaches Garuda, it presents practical dharma—here, a technical rule for assessing precious items using traditional measures.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use transparent, standardized measurement and pricing methods in commerce and donations; fairness in valuation is treated as a form of dharma.