Sutra 15

Devanagari script

तुलाप्रतिमानभाण्डं पौतवहस्तात्क्रीणीयुः ॥ कZ_०२.१४.१५ ॥

Transliteration

tulāpratimānabhāṇḍaṃ pautavahastātkrīṇīyuḥ

Translation

तराजू, मानक बाट/माप और मापने के बर्तन पौतव (राज्य के बाट-माप अधीक्षक) के हाथ/कार्यालय से ही खरीदे जाएँ।

Word by Word

• तुला-प्रतिमान-भाण्डम्: a standard measuring vessel conforming to the balance/standard measure
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाण्ड
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (contextually द्वितीया as object of क्रीणीयुः)

• पौतव-हस्तात्: from the Pautava (official in charge of weights and measures)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, पञ्चमी (अपादान)

• क्रीणीयुः: they should buy/procure
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्री (क्रीणाति)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

Entities Mentioned

• Pautava (official of weights and measures)

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FAQs

What governance mechanism is implied by buying measures only from the Pautava?

A state-certified supply chain for measuring instruments, reducing private tampering and enabling auditability.