Sutra 84

Devanagari script

तदुभयमष्टाङ्गुलायामम् ॥ कZ_०२.११.८४ ॥

Transliteration

tadubhayamaṣṭāṅgulāyāmam

Translation

ती दोन्ही आठ अंगुल लांबीची असावीत.

Word by Word

• तत्: that; it (referring to the previously mentioned measure/item)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दः; नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम् (सन्दर्भानुसारं)

• उभयम्: both (together)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: उभय (सर्वनाम/विशेषण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; ‘both (of the two)’

• अष्टाङ्गुल-आयामम्: (having) a length of eight aṅgulas
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयाम (नाम)
• Form: समासः: अष्टाङ्गुलः (विशेषणम्) + आयामम् (विशेष्यः); नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; ‘having a length of eight aṅgulas’

Entities Mentioned

• aṅgula (unit of measure)

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FAQs

Why might the text repeat the same size rule in a later sutra?

To attach the standard unambiguously to a new pair of varieties and prevent cross-referencing errors in administrative use.