Sutra 47
Devanagari script
चतुःषष्टिस्तु तैलस्य पादश्च घटिकानयोः ॥ कZ_०२.१९.४७ ॥
Transliteration
catuḥṣaṣṭis tu tailasya pādaś ca ghaṭikānayoḥ
Translation
ສໍາລັບນ້ໍາມັນ ມາດຕະຖານແມ່ນ 64 (ໜ່ວຍ); ແລະ ສໍາລັບມາດຕະວັດ ‘ghaṭikā’ ທັງສອງ ໃຫ້ໃຊ້ສ່ວນແບ່ງໜຶ່ງສ່ວນສີ່.
Word by Word
चतुःषष्टिःsixty-four
चतुःषष्टिः:
TypeNoun
Rootचतुःषष्टि (संख्या-शब्द)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; संख्या (64)
तुbut; and (as a delimiter/emphasis)
तु:
TypeParticle
Rootतु
Formनिपात; विरोध/विशेष-निर्देशार्थ
तैलस्यof oil
तैलस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootतैल
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन
पादःa quarter (one-fourth part)
पादः:
TypeNoun
Rootपाद
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘चतुर्थांश’ अर्थे
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक निपात
घटिकानयोःof the two (measures) called ghaṭikā (and the other one); of these two
घटिकानयोः:
TypeNoun
Rootघटिका + अनय (द्वि-आधार/द्वि-परिमाण-निर्देश)
Formद्वन्द्व-समास; द्विवचन-षष्ठी/सप्तमी-समाना-रूप (घटिकयोः + अनयोः → घटिकानयोः); ‘-योः’ = द्विवचन-षष्ठी (प्रायः ‘of the two’)
Entities Mentioned
M
mānā (measures)T
taila (oil)G
ghaṭikā (a measure/standard vessel)FAQs
To prevent short-measure fraud, stabilize trade, and protect the state’s revenue base (taxes, fees, and procurement) through enforceable standards.
It signals sanctioned fractional units so officials can audit, levy dues, and transact precisely without ad hoc local fractions.