Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 19 Sutra 35 - Arthashastra | Tamil | Vedapath

Sutra 35

Devanagari script

रसस्य तु सुरायाः पुष्पफलयोस्तुषाङ्गाराणां सुधायाश्च शिखामानं द्विगुणोत्तरा वृद्धिः ॥ कZ_०२.१९.३५ ॥

Transliteration

rasasya tu surāyāḥ puṣpaphalayostuṣāṅgārāṇāṃ sudhāyāśca śikhāmānaṃ dviguṇottarā vṛddhiḥ

Translation

ஆனால் சாறு/திரவங்கள், மது, மலர்-கனி, உமி-கரி, மேலும் சுண்ணாம்பு ஆகியவற்றிற்கு ‘சிகா’ அளவுத்தரத்தை இரட்டிப்பாக உயர்த்த வேண்டும்.

Word by Word

रसस्यof the juice/extract (yield)

तुbut/and (contrastive)

सुरायाःof liquor (sura)

पुष्पफलयोःof flowers and fruits

तुषाङ्गाराणाम्of husk and charcoal

सुधायाःof lime

चand

शिखामानम्the measure/level of flame (heat)

द्विगुणोत्तराhaving an excess of twofold (twofold increase over the prior)

वृद्धिःincrease/growth (prescribed increment)

Entities Mentioned

rasa

surā

puṣpa

phala

tuṣa

aṅgāra

sudhā

śikhā-māna

Why would the state prescribe a different rim-standard for certain goods?

Different commodities settle, compress, spill, or heap differently; commodity-specific rules reduce disputes and manipulation.