Sutra 36

Devanagari script

मन्थो वा सर्वेषां प्रमाणम् ॥ कZ_०२.२९.३६ ॥

Transliteration

mantho vā sarveṣāṃ pramāṇam

Translation

Или же мерой для всех служит (измеренный) выход сбивания (манта).

Word by Word

• मन्थः: the ‘mantha’ (a standard measure/measure-implement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्थ्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; (मन्थ-शब्दः)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (either/or)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all (of them)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: सर्व-शब्दः; षष्ठी-बहुवचन; (पुं/नपुं) ‘of all’

• प्रमाणम्: the standard; the measure (authoritative norm)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + मा
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; (प्रमाण-शब्दः)

Entities Mentioned

• dairy processors (implicit)

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FAQs

What is the governance value of allowing an alternative standard (mantha)?

It provides an operationally verifiable metric when direct yield ratios vary, enabling flexible but still accountable auditing.