Shloka 28

मुक्ता-उत्पत्ति-भेदाः, मूल्य-मान-निर्णयः, शोधन-परीक्षा-लक्षणानि

Pearl Sources, Valuation, Refinement, and Identification

Devanagari script

अर्धाधिकौ द्वौ वहतो ऽस्य मूल्यं त्रिभिः शतैरप्यधिकं सहस्रम् / द्विमाष कोन्मानितगौरवस्य शतानि चाष्टौ कथितानि मूल्यम्

Transliteration

ardhādhikau dvau vahato 'sya mūlyaṃ tribhiḥ śatairapyadhikaṃ sahasram / dvimāṣa konmānitagauravasya śatāni cāṣṭau kathitāni mūlyam

Translation

இதன் எடை இரண்டரை (அலகு) ஆகும்போது, அதன் விலை ஆயிரத்துக்கு மூன்றுநூறு கூடுதலாக, அதாவது 1300 என்று கூறப்படுகிறது. மேலும் இரண்டு மாஷ எடையாக மதிப்பிடப்பட்டதின் விலை 800 என்று சொல்லப்படுகிறது.

Word by Word

• ardha-adhikau: half-more (one and a half)
• ardha-adhikau: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ardha + adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष — ‘half more’

• dvau: two
• dvau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन — ‘two’

• vahataḥ: carry
• vahataḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vah (वह् धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘carry/bear’

• asya: of this
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — ‘of this’

• mūlyam: value
• mūlyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūlya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tribhiḥ: by three
• tribhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — ‘by three’

• śataiḥ: hundreds
• śataiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — ‘by hundreds’

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• adhikam: additional
• adhikam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘additional’

• sahasram: a thousand
• sahasram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘a thousand’

• dvi-māṣa-ka-unmānita-gauravasya: of (one) measured to the weight of two māṣakas
• dvi-māṣa-ka-unmānita-gauravasya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi + māṣaka + unmānita + gaurava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुं, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष — ‘of (that) whose weight is assessed as two māṣakas’

• śatāni: hundreds
• śatāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — ‘hundreds’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• aṣṭau: eight
• aṣṭau: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (संख्याप्रयोग) — ‘eight’ (counting śatāni)

• kathitāni: are stated
• kathitāni: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kathita (कृदन्त; √kath कथ् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — ‘said, stated’

• mūlyam: value
• mūlyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūlya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘value’ (appositional)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra, continuing the instructional discourse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Specific price points correspond to specific weights; valuation is rule-governed rather than arbitrary.

Application: Maintain calibrated weights and published price schedules for graded goods; prevent manipulation by anchoring to standards.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: appraisal/market context (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.69.26-29 (pearl valuation table by weight)

FAQs

What is the importance of value-by-weight calculations in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a dharma-style rule of valuation—linking assessed weight (gaurava) to a stated price (mūlya)—used in contexts like restitution, fines, or expiation where precise calculation matters.

How does this verse connect to Garuda Purana teachings on karma and prāyaścitta?

In prāyaścitta/restitution frameworks, the ‘value’ of an item (often measured) can determine the scale of compensation or expiation; the verse gives concrete benchmark figures for such determination.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt the underlying ethic: when making amends (financially or morally), be accurate, transparent, and proportionate—repairing harm with measured, fair restitution rather than vague intention.