Sutra 8
Devanagari script
अर्धमाषकः माषकः द्वौ चत्वारः अष्टौ माषकाः सुवर्णो द्वौ चत्वारः अष्टौ सुवर्णाः दश विंशतिः त्रिंशत् चत्वारिंशत् शतमिति ॥ कZ_०२.१९.०८ ॥
Transliteration
ardhamāṣakaḥ māṣakaḥ dvau catvāraḥ aṣṭau māṣakāḥ suvarṇo dvau catvāraḥ aṣṭau suvarṇāḥ daśa viṃśatiḥ triṃśat catvāriṃśat śatamiti
Translation
ลำดับหน่วยราคา/ชนิดเงินตราคือ: ครึ่งมาษกะ; หนึ่งมาษกะ; สอง สี่ และแปดมาษกะ; จากนั้นหนึ่งสุวรรณะ; สอง สี่ และแปดสุวรรณะ; แล้วจึงเป็นสิบ ยี่สิบ สามสิบ สี่สิบ และหนึ่งร้อย (หน่วย)۔
Word by Word
अर्धमाषकःa half-māṣaka (half unit of the māṣaka coin/weight)
अर्धमाषकः:
TypeNoun
Rootमाषक
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; अर्ध + माषक (अर्धः माषकः)
माषकःa māṣaka (coin/weight unit)
माषकः:
TypeNoun
Rootमाषक
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
द्वौtwo
द्वौ:
TypeNumeral
Rootद्वि
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-द्विवचनम्
चत्वारःfour
चत्वारः:
TypeNumeral
Rootचतुर्
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्
अष्टौeight
अष्टौ:
TypeNumeral
Rootअष्टन्
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-द्विवचनम् (अष्टन्-शब्दस्य प्रथमा/द्वितीया द्विवचनरूपम्)
माषकाःmāṣakas (units)
माषकाः:
TypeNoun
Rootमाषक
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्
सुवर्णःa suvarṇa (gold coin/weight unit)
सुवर्णः:
TypeNoun
Rootसुवर्ण
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
द्वौtwo
द्वौ:
TypeNumeral
Rootद्वि
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-द्विवचनम्
चत्वारःfour
चत्वारः:
TypeNumeral
Rootचतुर्
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्
अष्टौeight
अष्टौ:
TypeNumeral
Rootअष्टन्
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-द्विवचनम्
सुवर्णाःsuvarṇas (units)
सुवर्णाः:
TypeNoun
Rootसुवर्ण
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्
दशten
दश:
TypeNumeral
Rootदशन्
Form(सामान्यतः) प्रथमा/द्वितीया-बहुवचनरूपेण अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; संख्या
विंशतिःtwenty
विंशतिः:
TypeNumeral
Rootविंशति
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
त्रिंशत्thirty
त्रिंशत्:
TypeNumeral
Rootत्रिंशत्
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (अन्त्य-त्)
चत्वारिंशत्forty
चत्वारिंशत्:
TypeNumeral
Rootचत्वारिंशत्
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (अन्त्य-त्)
शतम्a hundred
शतम्:
TypeNumeral
Rootशत
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
इतिthus; so (ending the enumeration)
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formअव्ययम्; उक्त-समाप्त्यर्थकः
Entities Mentioned
T
treasury/mint authority (implied)M
market administration (implied)FAQs
Binary-like doubling simplifies counting, bundling, storage, and auditing—useful for treasury control and market inspection.
It reduces transaction ambiguity and manipulation by fixing recognized multiples for payments, fines, wages, and taxes.