Sutra 16
Devanagari script
चतुष्पञ्चाशदङ्गुलः कूप्यवनहस्तः ॥ कZ_०२.२०.१६ ॥
Transliteration
catuṣpañcāśadaṅgulaḥ kūpyavanahastaḥ
Translation
कूप्यवनहस्त 54 अंगुल का होता है।
Word by Word
चतुःपञ्चाशत्fifty-four (as a measure/number)
चतुःपञ्चाशत्:
TypeNumeral (Noun-like)
Rootचतुर् + पञ्चाशत्
Formसंख्या; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (नपुंसकलिङ्गे परिमाणवाचक-प्रयोगः)
अङ्गुलःaṅgula (finger-breadth; a unit of length)
अङ्गुलः:
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गुलि
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; परिमाणवाचकः (अङ्गुल-प्रमाणम्)
कूप्यवनहस्तःthe ‘kūpyavana-hasta’ (a specific hasta/cubit measure associated with kūpyavana)
कूप्यवनहस्तः:
TypeNoun
Rootहस्त + कूप्यवन
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; समासान्त-पदं ‘हस्तः’ (measure-name)
Entities Mentioned
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kūpyavanahastaA
aṅgulaFAQs
It supports standardized measurement for timber/forest produce assessment, preventing under-reporting and easing enforcement.