Arthashastra — Adhyakshaprachara, Sutra 51

Devanagari script

कालपर्वतकं रक्तकालमनवद्यवर्णं वा ॥ कZ_०२.११.५१ ॥

Transliteration

kālaparvatakaṃ raktakālamanavadyavarṇaṃ vā

Translation

‘کالپروتک’ سرخ-سیاہ ہوتا ہے؛ یا پھر اس کا رنگ بے عیب/صاف ہوتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• कालपर्वतकम्: (having a color) like a black mountain; very dark/blackish
• Type: Noun (Adjective used substantively)
• Root: पर्वत (प्रा. *पर्वत*; उपमान-शब्द)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्म/विधेय-विशेषणरूपेण)

• रक्तकालम्: dark red; red-black (a deep reddish-dark color)
• Type: Noun (Adjective)
• Root: रक्त (√रञ्ज्) + काल (विशेषण-शब्द)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (वर्ण-विशेषणम्)

• अनवद्यवर्णम्: of faultless/blemishless color
• Type: Noun (Adjective)
• Root: वर्ण + अनवद्य (नञ्-पूर्वकः; अवद्य ‘दोष’ से)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (वर्ण-विशेषणम्)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम् (‘or’)

Entities Mentioned

• kālaparvataka (commodity/variety)

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FAQs

What is the administrative value of ‘anavadya-varṇa’ (blemish-free color)?

It creates a reject/accept threshold—goods failing visible-quality benchmarks can be refused, repriced, or penalized in supplier settlements.