Sutra 91

Devanagari script

सामूली गोधूमवर्णा । इति ॥ कZ_०२.११.९१ ॥

Transliteration

sāmūlī godhūmavarṇā | iti

Translation

Sāmūlīは小麦色（godhūmavarṇā）である—以上。

Word by Word

• सामूली: ‘sāmūlī’—of the ‘sāmūlī’ type; having/marked with a standard value/base (contextual technical descriptor)
• Type: Noun (Adjective)
• Root: सामूलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (गोधूमवर्णा इत्यस्य)

• गोधूमवर्णा: wheat-coloured; having the colour of wheat
• Type: Noun (Adjective)
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्; समासः—गोधूमस्य वर्णः यस्याः सा

• इति: thus; so (end of the statement)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: निपातः; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थकः

Entities Mentioned

• sāmūlī leather

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FAQs

Why use agricultural color references like ‘wheat-colored’?

They provide widely understood, low-cost reference points for inspectors across regions, improving consistency without instruments.