Sutra 32
Devanagari script
माषको वेतनं रूप्यधरणस्य सुवर्णस्याष्टभागः ॥ कZ_०४.१.३२ ॥
Transliteration
māṣako vetanaṃ rūpyadharaṇasya suvarṇasyāṣṭabhāgaḥ
Translation
ค่าจ้างคือหนึ่งมาษะ; สำหรับการจับต้อง/จัดการเงิน (รูพยะ) และทอง (สุวรรณะ) ค่าจ้างเป็นหนึ่งในแปด (ของหน่วย/มูลค่ามาตรฐาน)
Word by Word
माषकःa māṣaka (a small coin/monetary unit)
माषकः:
TypeNoun
Rootमाषक
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
वेतनम्wage, remuneration
वेतनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवेतन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
रूप्यधरणस्यof the silver dharaṇa (a standard unit/coin)
रूप्यधरणस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootरूप्यधरण
Formपुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-एकवचनम्
सुवर्णस्यof gold
सुवर्णस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootसुवर्ण
Formपुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-एकवचनम्
अष्टभागःone-eighth part
अष्टभागः:
TypeNoun
Rootअष्टभाग
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
Entities Mentioned
R
rūpya (silver)S
suvarṇa (gold)M
māṣa/māṣaka (unit)FAQs
It standardizes compensation across the realm, reduces disputes, and makes auditing/enforcement easier—especially in sensitive sectors like precious-metal handling.