Sutra 19

Devanagari script

कपित्थतुला फाणितं पञ्चतौलिकं प्रस्थो मधुन इत्यासवयोगः ॥ कZ_०२.२५.१९ ॥

Transliteration

kapittha-tulā phāṇitaṃ pañca-taulikaṃ prastho madhuna ity āsavayogaḥ

Translation

ആസവയുടെ സംയോജനം: കപിത്ത (കൈഥ/വുഡ്-ആപ്പിൾ) ഒരു തുലാ, ഫാണിതം (ശർക്കര/വെല്ലത്തിന്റെ കട്ട സിറപ്പ്) അഞ്ച് തൗലിക, മധു ഒരു പ്രസ്ഥം.

Word by Word

• कपित्थतुला: a ‘kapittha-tulā’ weight (a standard weight-unit associated with kapittha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपित्थ; तुला
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचनम् (मात्रा/परिमाण-नाम)

• फाणितम्: molasses / thickened sugarcane juice
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाणित
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• पञ्चतौलिकम्: of five taulikas (i.e., measured as five taulika-units)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च; तौलिक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (फाणितम् इत्यस्य)

• प्रस्थः: a prastha (a standard measure of capacity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रस्थ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचनम् (परिमाण-नाम)

• मधुनः: of honey
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचनम्

• इति: thus; as follows
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/परिसमाप्ति-सूचक

• आसवयोगः: the formulation/proportion for preparing āsava (fermented liquor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसव; योग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचनम्

Entities Mentioned

• āsava
• kapittha
• phāṇita
• madhu

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FAQs

Why mix weight and volume measures in one standard?

Because some inputs are traded by weight (fruits/syrup) while liquids like honey are commonly measured by volume; both must be standardized for audits.