Sutra 32
Devanagari script
न संहतानि कुर्वीत न तुच्छानि शिरांसि च ॥ कZ_०२.२४.३२च्द् ॥
Transliteration
na saṃhatāni kurvīta na tucchāni śirāṃsi ca
Translation
ಅವನು ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾಗಿ/ಸಾಂದ್ರವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಬಾರದು; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ರಾಶಿಗಳು ತುಂಬಾ ಚಿಕ್ಕದಾಗಿಯೂ ಇರಬಾರದು।
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeParticle (Negation)
Rootन
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्
संहतानिcompacted, pressed together, clumped
संहतानि:
TypeAdjective (Past passive participle used adjectivally)
Rootसम् + हन् (→ हत)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (हत) रूपम्; विशेषणम्
कुर्वीतshould make / should do
कुर्वीत:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्
नnot
न:
TypeParticle (Negation)
Rootन
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्
तुbut / and also (emphatic)
तु:
TypeParticle
Rootतु
Formअव्ययम्; विरोध/विशेषणार्थे (but/indeed)
तुच्छानिsmall, paltry, insufficient
तुच्छानि:
TypeAdjective
Rootतुच्छ
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्
शिरांसिheads
शिरांसि:
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचनम्; अकारान्त-नपुंसक (शिरस्)
चand
च:
TypeParticle (Conjunction)
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्
Entities Mentioned
Ś
śiras (heap/pile head)FAQs
Over-compaction can increase moisture retention and spoilage and may hinder inspection and measurement.
Tiny heaps increase handling losses and measurement inconsistencies, and can conceal leakage in accounting.