Sutra 41
Devanagari script
कालायसपिण्डः पञ्चभागक्षयः ॥ कZ_०४.१.४१ ॥
Transliteration
kālāyasapiṇḍaḥ pañcabhāgakṣayaḥ
Translation
Слиток (ком) железа (kālāyasa) подлежит уценке на одну пятую (20%) [как допустимая потеря/недостача].
Word by Word
कालायसपिण्डःa lump/ball of black iron (iron ingot)
कालायसपिण्डः:
TypeNoun
Rootपिण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः = कालायसस्य पिण्डः
पञ्चभागक्षयःa reduction by one-fifth (loss of five parts’ measure interpreted as one-fifth diminution)
पञ्चभागक्षयः:
TypeNoun
Rootक्षय
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः = पञ्चभागस्य क्षयः
Entities Mentioned
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rūpadarśaka (assayer)FAQs
The state recognizes material-specific processing loss/impurity risks and encodes them into uniform valuation rules to reduce bargaining and manipulation.