Sutra 7

Devanagari script

मालतीमूर्वार्कशणगवेधुकातस्यादिर्वल्कवर्गः ॥ कZ_०२.१७.०७ ॥

Transliteration

mālatīmūrvārkaśaṇagavedhukātasyādir valkavargaḥ

Translation

Mālatī, mūrvā, arka, śaṇa, gavedhukā, tasya dan tumbuhan lain yang seumpamanya yang menghasilkan kulit/serat membentuk “kategori kulit (valka)”.

Word by Word

• मालती: jasmine (Mālatī)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मालती
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (नामनिर्देश)

• मूर्वा: Mūrvā (a medicinal plant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्वा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (नामनिर्देश)

• अर्क: Arka (Calotropis; a plant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (नामनिर्देश)

• शण: hemp/flax (Śaṇa; fibrous plant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (नामनिर्देश)

• गवेधुका: Gavedhukā (a plant; often identified with a grass/seed plant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गवेधुका
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (नामनिर्देश)

• तस्य: of that / thereof
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी एकवचन, पुं/नपुं (सम्बन्ध)

• आदिः: beginning with; and others (etc.)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘आदि’ शब्दः—‘beginning/and the rest’ अर्थे

• वल्कवर्गः: the ‘bark group’ (class of materials derived from bark/fibrous bark)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्कवर्ग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; समासः: वल्कस्य वर्गः

Entities Mentioned

• mālatī
• mūrvā
• arka
• śaṇa
• gavedhukā
• tasya

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FAQs

What is the policy intent behind listing fibre/bark plants together?

To treat them as standardized industrial inputs (rope, cloth, binding, packing), simplifying procurement norms and warehouse accounting.