Sutra 30
Devanagari script
मुद्गमाषाणामर्धपादोना ॥ कZ_०२.१५.३० ॥
Transliteration
mudga-māṣāṇām ardha-pād-onā
Translation
મુગ અને માષ (ઉરદ/કાળી દાળ) માટે (માનક ઉપજ/ઇશ્યૂ) એક-આઠમો ઓછો છે।
Word by Word
मुद्ग-माषाणाम्of (the) mudga and māṣa pulses (green gram and black gram)
मुद्ग-माषाणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमुद्ग; माष
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (genitive plural) of the dvandva compound ‘मुद्ग-माष’ (two items: mudga and māṣa)
अर्धपादोनः(is) less by half a pāda
अर्धपादोनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्ध; पाद; ऊन
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् पुंलिङ्गः; adjective qualifying an implied masculine noun (e.g., ‘(मानम्/प्रमाणम्)’) meaning ‘less by half a pāda’
Entities Mentioned
M
mung (mudga)B
black gram (māṣa)FAQs
It operationalizes ‘fair issue’ and ‘auditability’ by tying each commodity to a pre-declared conversion factor, reducing discretion and corruption.