Sutra 4
Devanagari script
चतुष्कर्षं पलम् ॥ कZ_०२.१९.०४ ॥
Transliteration
catuṣkarṣaṃ palam
Translation
चार कर्ष मिलकर एक पल होता है।
Word by Word
चतुष्कर्षम्a quantity of four karṣas (a weight-measure)
चतुष्कर्षम्:
TypeNoun (numeral-compound adjective used substantively)
Rootचतुर् + कर्ष
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; माप-परिमाणवाचक (quantity-expression)
पलम्a pala (standard weight unit); i.e., one pala equals four karṣas
पलम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपल
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; परिमाणवाचक (weight-measure)
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