Sutra 21

Devanagari script

कालिङ्गकस्तापीपाषाणो वा मुद्गवर्णो निकषः श्रेष्ठः ॥ कZ_०२.१३.२१ ॥

Transliteration

kāliṅgakas tāpīpāṣāṇo vā mudgavarṇo nikaṣaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ

Translation

หินทดสอบที่ดีที่สุดคือหินชนิดกาลิงคะหรือหินตาปี ที่มีสีเหมือนถั่วเขียว (mung)

Word by Word

• कालिङ्गकः: the Kalinga-type (touchstone)
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: कालिङ्गक
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; विशेषणम् (निकषः इत्यस्य)

• तापी: the Tapi-type (touchstone)
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: तापी
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; विशेषणम् (निकषः इत्यस्य)

• पाषाणः: stone; (here) touchstone
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाषाण
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; (तापीपाषाणः इत्यत्र उत्तरपदम्)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्

• मुद्गवर्णः: having the color of a mung bean (greenish)
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: मुद्ग-वर्ण
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; विशेषणम् (निकषः इत्यस्य)

• निकषः: touchstone (assay stone)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निकष
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; विषयः (touchstone)

• श्रेष्ठः: is the best
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; विधेय-विशेषणम् (निकषः इत्यस्य)

Entities Mentioned

• nikaṣa
• kāliṅgaka
• tāpīpāṣāṇa

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FAQs

Why does the text name specific stones/types?

To standardize equipment across officials and marketplaces so results are comparable and legally defensible.