Arthashastra — Adhyakshaprachara, Sutra 68
Devanagari script
उभयं कुष्ठगन्धि च । इति ॥ कZ_०२.११.६८ ॥
Transliteration
ubhayaṃ kuṣṭhagandhi ca | iti
Translation
ទាំងពីរ (ប្រភេទដែលបាននិយាយមុន) ក៏មានក្លិនដូច kuṣṭha (costus) ផងដែរ; ដូច្នេះ (ការកំណត់អត្តសញ្ញាណ) ត្រូវបានបញ្ជាក់។
Word by Word
उभयम्both (things); both kinds
उभयम्:
TypePronoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootउभय
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; (समुच्चयार्थे) ‘both’
कुष्ठगन्धिhaving a kuṣṭha-like smell; smelling of leprosy/kuṣṭha
कुष्ठगन्धि:
TypeAdjective (bahuvrīhi/karmadhāraya-like descriptive)
Rootकुष्ठ + गन्धिन्
Formपुं/नपुंसक; प्रथमा एकवचन (पद-रूप: गन्धि = गन्धिन्-प्रातिपदिकस्य रूपम्); ‘having the smell of kuṣṭha’
चand
च:
TypeParticle/Conjunction
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
इतिthus; so (it is said)
इति:
TypeQuotative particle
Rootइति
Formउद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय; पूर्वोक्तस्य निर्देशः
Entities Mentioned
K
Kuṣṭha (costus; odour reference)FAQs
Smell is a practical anti-adulteration test; defining it in the text standardizes enforcement and reduces revenue leakage from misgraded goods.