Sutra 79

Devanagari script

तया कौशेयं चीनपट्टाश्च चीनभूमिजा व्याख्याताः ॥ कZ_०२.११.११४ ॥

Transliteration

tayā kauśeyaṃ cīnapaṭṭāśca cīnabhūmijā vyākhyātāḥ

Translation

त्याच (मानक) प्रमाणे कौशेय (रेशीम) आणि चीनभूमीत उत्पन्न झालेले चिनी रेशमी वस्त्र (चीनपट्ट) यांचेही वर्णन केले आहे (म्हणजे त्याच नियमाने तपासावे).

Word by Word

• तया: by that (i.e., by that statement/rule)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचनम्

• कौशेयम्: silk (cloth)
• Type: Noun (used adjectivally)
• Root: कौशेय
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (समुच्चित-विषयः)

• चीनपट्टाः: Chinese silks / Chinese silk-cloths
• Type: Noun
• Root: चीनपट्ट
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; ‘कौशेयम्’ इत्यनेन सह समुच्चयः

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• चीनभूमिजाः: (those) produced in/coming from the land of China
• Type: Noun (agent/descriptor)
• Root: चीनभूमिज
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; ‘व्याख्याताः’ इत्यस्य कर्तृपदम्

• व्याख्याताः: have been explained / have been defined
• Type: Verb (past passive participle)
• Root: वि-आ-ख्या
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त); कर्मणि-प्रयोगे भूतकर्मणि; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; ‘(ते) व्याख्याताः’ = have been explained/defined

Entities Mentioned

• kauśeya (silk)
• cīna-paṭṭa
• China (cīna-bhūmi)

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FAQs

What does the mention of China indicate administratively?

Recognition of long-distance trade categories and the need to incorporate imports into the same valuation and inspection framework.

How does this support state capacity?

It reduces arbitrariness in customs/procurement by applying a single standard across domestic and foreign luxury textiles.