Sutra 19
Devanagari script
सम्नामिन्युत्कीर्णिका भिन्नमस्तकोपकण्ठी कुशिक्या सकटुकक्ष्या परिवेल्यायस् कान्ता च दुष्टतुलाः ॥ कZ_०२.१४.१९ ॥
Transliteration
samnāminyutkīrṇikā bhinnamastakopakaṇṭhī kuśikyā sakaṭukakṣyā parivelyāyas kāntā ca duṣṭatulāḥ
Translation
สมฺนามินี, อุตกีรฺณิกา, ภินฺนมสฺตกโุปกณฺฐี, กุศิกฺยา, สกฏุกกกฺษฺยา, ปริเวลฺยา, อยสฺ-กานฺตา—สิ่งเหล่านี้เป็นตาชั่งที่ถูกดัดแปลง/โกง (ตาชั่งทุจริต) ทั้งสิ้น.
Word by Word
सम्नामिनीa fraudulent balance called ‘samnāmīnī’
सम्नामिनी:
TypeNoun
Rootसम्-नामन्
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (दुष्टतुलाः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणरूपेण)
उत्कीर्णिकाa ‘utkīrṇikā’ type of tampered/marked balance
उत्कीर्णिका:
TypeNoun
Rootउत्-कीर्ण
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (दुष्टतुलाः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणरूपेण)
भिन्नमस्तकोपकण्ठीa balance with a damaged head and (near-)neck part
भिन्नमस्तकोपकण्ठी:
TypeNoun
Rootभिन्न + मस्तक + उपकण्ठ
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (दुष्टतुलाः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणरूपेण)
कुशिक्याa fraudulent balance called ‘kuśikyā’
कुशिक्या:
TypeNoun
Rootकुशिक्या
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (दुष्टतुलाः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणरूपेण)
सकटुकक्ष्याa balance with a ‘cart-like’ strap/band arrangement
सकटुकक्ष्या:
TypeNoun
Rootसकट + कक्ष्या
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (दुष्टतुलाः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणरूपेण)
परिवेल्यायस्a balance with iron (āyasa) wrapped/arranged around (as a tampering device)
परिवेल्यायस्:
TypeNoun
Rootपरि-वेलि + आयस्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (आयसः), प्रथमा बहुवचन (दुष्टतुलाः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणरूपेण); पदे संहितालक्षणेन रूपम्
कान्ताa fraudulent balance called ‘kāntā’
कान्ता:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootकान्ता
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (दुष्टतुलाः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणरूपेण)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
दुष्टतुलाःfraudulent/defective weighing balances
दुष्टतुलाः:
TypeNoun
Rootदुष्ट + तुला
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन
Entities Mentioned
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duṣṭatulāḥ (tampered scales)FAQs
Because enforcement often depends on recognizable devices in circulation; naming types supports consistent identification in the field.