Sutra 24

Devanagari script

मृद्वीकारसो मधु ॥ कZ_०२.२५.२४ ॥

Transliteration

mṛdvīkā-raso madhu

Translation

മധു എന്നത് മുന്തിരിനീരാണ്.

Word by Word

• मृद्वीकारसः: grape-juice / wine (grape liquor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृद्वीका + रस
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; (मृद्वीका-रसः = मृद्वीकायाः रसः)

• मधु: honey; (also) mead/intoxicant called ‘madhu’
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• mṛdvīkā (grape)
• madhu

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FAQs

Why define ‘madhu’ as grape-juice here when ‘madhu’ can mean honey?

Regulatory texts often fix technical meanings by context to prevent dispute in inspection and taxation; here it specifies the base ingredient for the category.