Arthashastra — Adhyakshaprachara, Sutra 41
Devanagari script
कार्पासक्षौमाणां पञ्चपले पलं सूत्रम् ॥ कZ_०२.१५.४१ ॥
Transliteration
kārpāsakṣaumāṇāṃ pañcapale palaṃ sūtram
Translation
綿および亜麻（linen/flax）については、繊維5パラ（pala）から糸1パラが標準産出である。
Word by Word
कार्पासक्षौमाणाम्of cotton and linen (materials)
कार्पासक्षौमाणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकार्पास; क्षौम
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (genitive plural); नपुंसकलिङ्गे समाहारद्वन्द्ववत् प्रयोगः (कार्पास-क्षौम-समूहस्य)
पञ्चपलेin/for a (weight of) five palas
पञ्चपले:
TypeNoun (numeral + measure)
Rootपञ्च; पल
Formसप्तमी-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे माप-शब्दः ‘पल’ (locative singular): ‘पञ्च-पले’ = ‘पञ्चपले (परिमाणे)’
पलम्one pala (by weight)
पलम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपल
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (measure noun)
सूत्रम्thread (yarn)
सूत्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसूत्र
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्
Entities Mentioned
K
kārpāsa (cotton)K
kṣauma (linen/flax)S
sūtra (thread)P
pala (weight unit)FAQs
To fix a measurable productivity benchmark for state workshops/contractors and to detect pilferage or falsified accounts.