Sutra 32

Devanagari script

सहकारसुरा रसोत्तरा बीजोत्तरा वा महासुरा सम्भारिकी वा ॥ कZ_०२.२५.३२ ॥

Transliteration

sahakāra-surā rasottarā bījottarā vā mahā-surā sambhārikī vā

Translation

ସହକାର-ସୁରା (ଆମ୍ବ ମଦ) ‘ରସୋତ୍ତରା’ (ରସ-ପ୍ରଧାନ) କିମ୍ବା ‘ବୀଜୋତ୍ତରା’ (ବୀଜ/ଷ୍ଟାର୍ଟର-ପ୍ରଧାନ) ହୁଏ; ମହା-ସୁରା ‘ସମ୍ଭାରିକୀ’ (ଉପାଦାନ-ସମୃଦ୍ଧ) ଅଟେ।

Word by Word

• सहकारसुरा: mango-wine (liquor prepared from mango)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहकार + सुरा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (सुरा-शब्दः); समासे ‘सहकारस्य सुरा’ = सहकारसुरा

• रसोत्तरा: (that) having predominance of juice/flavour
• Type: Adjective (used as Noun-classifier)
• Root: रस + उत्तरा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘रसः उत्तरो यस्याः सा’—रसप्रधान/रसाधिक्ययुक्ता (सुरा)

• बीजोत्तरा: (that) having predominance of seeds/grain
• Type: Adjective (used as Noun-classifier)
• Root: बीज + उत्तरा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘बीजम् उत्तरो यस्याः सा’—बीजप्रधान/बीजाधिक्ययुक्ता (सुरा)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्ययम् (‘or’)

• महासुरा: strong liquor; ‘great’/potent wine
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + सुरा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘महती सुरा’

• सम्भारिकी: prepared with (additional) ingredients/mix-ins; ingredient-rich liquor
• Type: Adjective (used as Noun-classifier)
• Root: सम्भार + (इक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘सम्भारसम्बन्धिनी’—सम्भार-प्रधान/सम्भारयुक्ता (सुरा)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्ययम् (‘or’)

Entities Mentioned

• sahakāra-surā
• mahā-surā
• rasottarā
• bījottarā
• sambhārikī

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FAQs

How might ‘rasottarā’ vs ‘bījottarā’ matter to administrators?

It signals different cost structures and potency profiles, supporting differentiated pricing, quality checks, and excise assessment.