Sutra 49

Devanagari script

मालेयकं पाण्डुरक्तम् ॥ कZ_०२.११.४९ ॥

Transliteration

māleyakaṃ pāṇḍuraktam

Translation

‘മാലേയക’ ഇളം-ചുവപ്പ് നിറമുള്ളത്.

Word by Word

• मालेयकम्: Malaya sandalwood (a fragrant substance from the Malaya region)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मालेयक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (प्रातिपदिक: मालेयक-)

• पाण्डुरक्तम्: pale-red / yellowish-red (in colour)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: पाण्डुरक्त
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पाण्डु + रक्त)

Entities Mentioned

• māleyaka (commodity/variety)

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