Sutra 4

Devanagari script

चतुष्कर्षं पलम् ॥ कZ_०२.१९.०४ ॥

Transliteration

catuṣkarṣaṃ palam

Translation

หนึ่งปละ (pala) เท่ากับสี่กรษะ (karṣa)۔

Word by Word

• चतुष्कर्षम्: a quantity of four karṣas (a weight-measure)
• Type: Noun (numeral-compound adjective used substantively)
• Root: चतुर् + कर्ष
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; माप-परिमाणवाचक (quantity-expression)

• पलम्: a pala (standard weight unit); i.e., one pala equals four karṣas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पल
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; परिमाणवाचक (weight-measure)

Entities Mentioned

• Pautavādhyakṣa

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