Sutra 37
Devanagari script
कलायो द्विगुणः लाजा भरुजाश्च ॥ कZ_०२.१५.३७ ॥
Transliteration
kalāyo dviguṇaḥ lājā bharujāś ca
Translation
कलायस्य द्विगुणः; लाजानां भरुजानां च तथैव।
Word by Word
कलायःkalāya (a kind of pulse/legume)
कलायः:
TypeNoun
Rootकलाय़ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
द्विगुणःdouble; having twice the measure/value
द्विगुणः:
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वि + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कलायः इत्यस्य)
लाजाlājā (parched rice / parched grain)
लाजा:
TypeNoun
Rootलाजा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
भरुजाःbharujā-s (a particular kind of grain/food commodity)
भरुजाः:
TypeNoun
Rootभरुजा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय
Entities Mentioned
K
kalāya (peas/pulse)L
lājā (parched rice)B
bharujāḥ (roasted grain preparations)FAQs
The state fixes differential issue-scales for different commodities—some items are issued at higher multiples to meet nutrition or equivalence-in-value/energy in standardized rations.