आयसं द्वादशपलं घटितं फालमुच्यते । अष्टांगुलमदीर्घं च चतुरंगुलविस्तृतम्
āyasaṃ dvādaśapalaṃ ghaṭitaṃ phālamucyate | aṣṭāṃgulamadīrghaṃ ca caturaṃgulavistṛtam
پھال وہ کہلاتا ہے جو لوہے سے ڈھالا گیا ہو اور بارہ پَل وزن رکھتا ہو؛ اس کی لمبائی آٹھ اَنگُل اور چوڑائی چار اَنگُل ہو۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Listener: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) in the surrounding discourse
Scene: An iron ploughshare is displayed and measured—eight aṅgulas long, four wide—its weight declared; it rests near a fire, ready for the purification test.
Dharma is upheld through exact standards; even ritual implements are defined to prevent ambiguity and misuse.
No tīrtha is referenced in this technical description.
Specification of the iron ploughshare’s weight and dimensions for the phālaśuddhi rite.