Sutra 36
Devanagari script
मन्थो वा सर्वेषां प्रमाणम् ॥ कZ_०२.२९.३६ ॥
Transliteration
mantho vā sarveṣāṃ pramāṇam
Translation
अथवा सर्वेषां प्रमाणं मन्थः (मन्थोत्पादः) एव।
Word by Word
मन्थःthe ‘mantha’ (a standard measure/measure-implement)
मन्थः:
TypeNoun
Rootमन्थ्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; (मन्थ-शब्दः)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formअव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (either/or)
सर्वेषाम्of all (of them)
सर्वेषाम्:
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootसर्व
Formसर्व-शब्दः; षष्ठी-बहुवचन; (पुं/नपुं) ‘of all’
प्रमाणम्the standard; the measure (authoritative norm)
प्रमाणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्र + मा
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; (प्रमाण-शब्दः)
Entities Mentioned
D
dairy processors (implicit)FAQs
It provides an operationally verifiable metric when direct yield ratios vary, enabling flexible but still accountable auditing.