Sutra 46

Devanagari script

कुडुबाश्चतुरशीतिर्वारकः सर्पिषो मतः ॥ कZ_०२.१९.४६ ॥

Transliteration

kuḍubāścaturaśītirvārakaḥ sarpiṣo mataḥ

Translation

Para o ghee, um vāraka é considerado como oitenta e quatro kuḍubas.

Word by Word

• कुडुबाः: kudubas (a unit of measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुडुब
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्

• चतुरशीति: eighty-four
• Type: Numeral
• Root: चतुरशीति
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः (संख्यावाची), प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; ‘कुडुबाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वारकः: vāraka (a unit of measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारक
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

• सर्पिषः: of ghee / clarified butter
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्पिस्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-एकवचनम्

• मतः: is considered (to be)
• Type: Participle
• Root: मन् (to think/consider)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; ‘(एषः) मतः’ = ‘is considered/held to be’

Entities Mentioned

• sarpiṣ (ghee)
• vāraka (measure unit)
• kuḍuba (measure unit)

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