Sutra 13

Devanagari script

चतुर्विंशतिरर्धगुच्छः ॥ कZ_०२.११.१३ ॥

Transliteration

caturviṃśatir ardhagucchaḥ

Translation

ഇരുപത്തിനാല് (ചേർന്ന്) ‘അർധഗുച്ഛ’ (അർധകെട്ട്) ആകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• चतुर्विंशतिः: twenty-four
• Type: Noun (numeral)
• Root: चतुर् + विंशति
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; संख्यावाचक-शब्दः (24)

• अर्धगुच्छः: a half-bundle (half of a ‘guccha’ unit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध + गुच्छ
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; ‘गुच्छ’ (bundle/cluster) विशेष्यः, ‘अर्ध’ विशेषणम्

Entities Mentioned

• ardhaguccha
• guccha

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FAQs

What is the governance benefit of defining ‘half-bundles’ explicitly?

It prevents ad hoc splitting (which invites pilferage) by making partial issues formally measurable and auditable.