Sutra 50

Devanagari script

कुचन्दनं रूक्षमगुरुकालं रक्तं रक्तकालं वा ॥ कZ_०२.११.५० ॥

Transliteration

kucandanaṃ rūkṣamagurukālaṃ raktaṃ raktakālaṃ vā

Translation

‘กุจันทนะ’ แห้ง; (สี) เข้มคล้ายอคุรุ และเป็นสีแดงหรือแดงปนดำ

Word by Word

• कुचन्दनम्: inferior/defective sandalwood
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद 'कु-' (दुष्ट/निकृष्ट) + 'चन्दन'

• रूक्षम्: dry, rough (in texture)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूक्ष
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण (कुचन्दनम् इत्यस्य)

• अगुरुकालम्: (the) time/season/age pertaining to agaru (aloeswood)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'अगुरोः कालः' → 'अगुरुकाल' (अगुरु-सम्बद्धः कालः/समयः)

• रक्तम्: red (in color)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण (कुचन्दनम् इत्यस्य)

• रक्तकालम्: a ‘red’ time/phase/condition (having red characteristics)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: 'रक्तः कालः' → 'रक्तकाल' (रक्त-वर्णः/रक्त-लक्षणः कालः)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

Entities Mentioned

• kucandana (commodity/variety)
• aguru (aloeswood)

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