Sutra 105
Devanagari script
एतेषामेकांशुकमध्यर्धद्वित्रिचतुरंशुकमिति ॥ कZ_०२.११.१०५ ॥
Transliteration
eteṣām ekāṃśukam adhyardha-dvi-tri-caturaṃśukam iti
Translation
एतेषां मानं—एकांशुकं मध्यर्धं द्व्यंशुकं त्र्यंशुकं चतुरंशुकं च इति।
Word by Word
एतेषाम्of these (items/garments)
एतेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (genitive plural), सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्
एकांशुकम्one-cloth (single-piece) garment
एकांशुकम्:
TypeNoun (used adjectivally)
Rootअंशुक
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; 'एक' (numeral) + 'अंशुक' (cloth/garment)
मध्यर्धthe mid-half (a specified half-measure)
मध्यर्ध:
TypeNoun/Adjective (measure term)
Rootमध्य + अर्ध
Formअव्ययीभाववत्-प्रयोगः/मापन-शब्दः; (contextually) 'मध्य' + 'अर्ध' = half of the middle (i.e., mid-half measure)
द्विtwo-
द्वि:
TypeNumeral
Rootद्वि
Formसंख्या-शब्दः; समास-पूर्वपदत्वेन (in compounds)
त्रिthree-
त्रि:
TypeNumeral
Rootत्रि
Formसंख्या-शब्दः; समास-पूर्वपदत्वेन (in compounds)
चतुर्four-
चतुर्:
TypeNumeral
Rootचतुर्
Formसंख्या-शब्दः; समास-पूर्वपदत्वेन (in compounds)
अंशुकम्cloth; garment
अंशुकम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअंशुक
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम्
इतिthus; so (indicating the stated classification)
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formनिपातः; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थकः
Entities Mentioned
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state measurers/store accountants (implied)FAQs
They make procurement, pricing, and inventory auditable—reducing disputes and enabling detection of short-measure fraud.
Quality grading sets ‘what’ is acceptable; unit measures set ‘how much’ is delivered—together they complete the procurement specification.