Sutra 15
Devanagari script
तस्माद्विक्रयः पण्यानां धृतो मितो गणितो वा कार्यः तर्कः फल्गुभाण्डानामानुग्राहिकाणां च ॥ कZ_०२.२१.१५ ॥
Transliteration
tasmād vikrayaḥ paṇyānāṃ dhṛto mito gaṇito vā kāryaḥ tarkaḥ phalgubhāṇḍānām ānugrāhikāṇāṃ ca
Translation
इसलिए वस्तुओं की बिक्री केवल उन्हें तौलकर, नापकर या गिनकर ही की जाए; और घटिया/खाली माल तथा बिक्री में सहायक बनने वालों की भी जांच की जाए।
Word by Word
तस्मात्therefore; from that (reason)
तस्मात्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formablative singular (पञ्चमी एकवचन), masculine/neuter; pronominal stem
विक्रयःsale; selling
विक्रयः:
TypeNoun (action noun)
Rootवि√क्री (क्रीणाति)
Formnominative singular (प्रथमा एकवचन), masculine; deverbal noun in -a (विक्रय)
पण्यानाम्of commodities; of saleable goods
पण्यानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपण्य
Formgenitive plural (षष्ठी बहुवचन), neuter
धृतःfixed; kept (under control)
धृतः:
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Root√धृ (धरति)
Formpast passive participle, nominative singular masculine (प्रथमा एकवचन पुं), agreeing with विक्रयः
मितःmeasured
मितः:
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Root√मा (मिमीते/माति)
Formpast passive participle, nominative singular masculine; agreeing with विक्रयः
गणितःcounted; calculated
गणितः:
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Root√गण् (गणयति)
Formpast passive participle, nominative singular masculine; agreeing with विक्रयः
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formindeclinable; disjunctive
कार्यःshould be done; must be carried out
कार्यः:
TypeGerundive (verbal adjective)
Root√कृ (करोति)
Formfuture passive participle/gerundive, nominative singular masculine; predicate adjective to विक्रयः ("is to be done")
तर्कःexamination; checking; scrutiny
तर्कः:
TypeNoun
Rootतर्क
Formnominative singular (प्रथमा एकवचन), masculine
फल्गु-भाण्डानाम्of inferior/defective goods
फल्गु-भाण्डानाम्:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootफल्गु + भाण्ड
Formgenitive plural (षष्ठी बहुवचन), neuter; compound qualifying the goods/wares
आनुग्राहिकाणाम्of those entitled to assistance/favor; of beneficiaries
आनुग्राहिकाणाम्:
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootआनुग्राहिक
Formgenitive plural (षष्ठी बहुवचन), masculine/neuter (contextually qualifying persons/things connected with assistance)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formindeclinable; conjunctive
Entities Mentioned
S
seller/merchantA
assistants/brokers (ānugrāhika)M
market inspector (implicit)FAQs
Mandatory verification—by handling, measuring, or counting—plus targeted scrutiny of low-grade goods and intermediaries who may enable fraud.