Sutra 16
Devanagari script
काकाण्डभुजपत्त्रवर्णो वा वैकृन्तकधातुः ॥ कZ_०२.१२.१६ ॥
Transliteration
kākāṇḍabhujapattravarṇo vā vaikṛntakadhātuḥ
Translation
काकाण्डभुजपत्त्रवर्णो वा वैकृन्तकधातुः।
Word by Word
काकाण्डभुजपत्त्रवर्णः(It is) of the colour of a crow’s egg / like the colour of the ‘bhujapattra’ (a leaf) of a crow’s egg (i.e., a specific dark/greyish hue used for identification).
काकाण्डभुजपत्त्रवर्णः:
TypeNoun (Adjective used predicatively)
Rootवर्ण
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिसदृश-विशेषणरूपेण ‘वैकृन्तकधातुः’ इति पदं विशेषयति; समासे अवयवाः: काक-अण्ड-भुज-पत्त्र-वर्ण (काकाण्डस्य भुजपत्त्रस्य इव वर्णः)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्यय; ‘either/or’
वैकृन्तकधातुःthe ore/mineral called ‘vaikṛntaka’.
वैकृन्तकधातुः:
TypeNoun
Rootधातु
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः: वैकृन्तक-धातुः (वैकृन्तक-नामकस्य धातुः/खनिजः)
Entities Mentioned
Ā
Ākara (mine) administrationV
Vaikṛntaka oreFAQs
To standardize field identification for state officials and reduce substitution/fraud in mine output reporting and procurement.
To create a recognized category for inventory, pricing, processing rules, and accountability in mining operations.