Sutra 40
Devanagari script
काकणी चास्य पलवेतनम् ॥ कZ_०४.१.४० ॥
Transliteration
kākaṇī cāsya palavetanam
Translation
၎င်း၏ ပလာအတိုင်းအတာဖြင့် လုပ်သောအလုပ်အတွက် လုပ်ခမှာ ကာကဏီ ၁ ဖြစ်သည်။
Word by Word
काकणीa kākaṇī (a small coin / monetary unit)
काकणी:
TypeNoun
Rootकाकणी
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (रूपं समानम्); द्रव्यवाचक-नाम (मुद्रा/मूल्य-एकक)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
अस्यof him/of this (i.e., his/its)
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formसर्वनाम; षष्ठी एकवचन; पुं/नपुंसक-समासंग्राह्य (genitive singular)
पलवेतनम्the wage measured in palas / a wage of (so many) palas
पलवेतनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवेतन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; समासः = पलस्य वेतनम् (genitive tatpuruṣa)
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rūpadarśaka (assayer)FAQs
A weight-indexed fee ties payment to measurable throughput, limiting rent-seeking and making audits of officials’ earnings feasible.