Sutra 3
Devanagari script
ते षोडश सुवर्णः कर्षो वा ॥ कZ_०२.१९.०३ ॥
Transliteration
te ṣoḍaśa suvarṇaḥ karṣo vā
Translation
அந்த பதினாறு சுவர்ணங்கள் (சுவர்ண-மாஷகங்கள்) சேர்ந்து ஒரு கர்ஷம் ஆகும்.
Word by Word
तेthose; they
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (पुं./नपुं.); deictic/anaphoric ‘those/they’
षोडशsixteen
षोडश:
TypeNumeral
Rootषोडशन्
Formसंख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत्/अविकारी प्रयोगः; here used as a count ‘sixteen’ (agreeing by sense with सुवर्णाः)
सुवर्णाःsuvarṇas (gold coins/standard gold units)
सुवर्णाः:
TypeNoun
Rootसुवर्ण
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; ‘gold pieces/suvarṇas’
कर्षःa karṣa (a weight unit)
कर्षः:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ष
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचनम्; a weight-measure ‘karṣa’
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formअव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive)
Entities Mentioned
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PautavādhyakṣaFAQs
To enable uniform accounting, taxation, minting, and dispute resolution across regions and professions.