Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 13 Sutra 47 - Arthashastra | Portuguese | Vedapath

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Sutra 47

Devanagari script

तपनीयं ज्येष्ठं सुवर्णं सुरागं समसीसातिक्रान्तं पाकपत्त्रपक्वं सैन्धविकयोज्ज्वालितं नीलपीतश्वेतहरितशुकपत्त्रवर्णानां प्रकृतिर्भवति ॥ कZ_०२.१३.४७ ॥

Transliteration

tapanīyaṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ suvarṇaṃ surāgaṃ samasīsātikrāntaṃ pākapattrapakvaṃ saindhavikayojjvālitaṃ nīlapītaśvetaharitaśukapattravarṇānāṃ prakṛtir bhavati

Translation

O ‘Tapanīya’, o ouro superior (jyeṣṭha)—bem colorido, processado além (da etapa que envolve) chumbo em proporção igual, maturado pelo aquecimento em camadas finas (pākapattrapakva) e calcinado com um aditivo saindhavika—fornece a base natural para cores como azul, amarelo, branco, verde e o tom de pena de papagaio.

Word by Word

तपनीयम्refined/excellent (gold)

ज्येष्ठम्the best/superior

सुवर्णम्gold

सुरागम्having good colour/lustre

समसीसातिक्रान्तम्free from (the defect of) lead; having surpassed/removed lead admixture

पाकपत्त्रपक्वम्properly cooked/processed by the refining procedure (using the पाक-leaf/plate)

सैन्धविकयाwith a rock-salt preparation (as an agent)

उज्ज्वालितम्made to glow; well-heated/brightened

नीलपीतश्वेतहरितशुकपत्त्रवर्णानाम्of (shades of) blue, yellow, white, green, and parrot-feather colour

प्रकृतिःthe natural/true state; the standard nature

भवतिis/comes to be

Entities Mentioned

tapanīya (refined gold)

sīsa (lead)

saindhavika (rock-salt preparation)

FAQs

What is the policy relevance of describing colours and processing stages?

It gives inspectors practical criteria to verify whether gold meets state-defined grades, which protects revenue and prevents counterfeit or under-standard bullion.