Sutra 6
Devanagari script
तद् येनाप्राप्तकं तच्चतुर्गुणेन सीसेन शोधयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.१३.०६ ॥
Transliteration
tad yenāprāptakaṃ taccaturguṇena sīsena śodhayet
Translation
Kim loại/quặng “thu được không đúng cách” (tức không cho ra kết quả đúng) nên được tinh luyện bằng cách dùng chì theo tỷ lệ gấp bốn.
Word by Word
तत्that (item/metal)
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formsarvanāma; napuṃsaka-liṅga; prathamā/ dvitīyā ekavacana; deictic/anaphoric ‘that’
येनby which (means)
येन:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formsarvanāma; napuṃsaka-liṅga; tṛtīyā ekavacana; instrumental ‘by which/with which’
अप्राप्तकम्not obtained / unsuccessful / defective
अप्राप्तकम्:
TypeAdjective (PPP used adjectivally)
Rootप्राप् (pra-√āp)
Formnañ-tatpuruṣa-like negation with participle; napuṃsaka-liṅga; prathamā/ dvitīyā ekavacana; from प्राप्तक ‘obtained/attained’ with अ- ‘not’
तत्that (same item)
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formsarvanāma; napuṃsaka-liṅga; prathamā/ dvitīyā ekavacana; resumptive ‘that (same)’
चतुर्गुणेनwith four times (the amount)
चतुर्गुणेन:
TypeAdjective (numeral compound used adjectivally)
Rootचतुर् + गुण
Formnapuṃsaka-liṅga; tṛtīyā ekavacana; ‘with fourfold (quantity)’
सीसेनwith lead
सीसेन:
TypeNoun
Rootसीस
Formnapuṃsaka-liṅga; tṛtīyā ekavacana
शोधयेत्should purify / refine
शोधयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootशुध् (√śudh)
Formcausative (ṇic) stem शोधय-; vidhi-liṅ (optative); parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣa; ekavacana; ‘should cause to be purified / should purify’
Entities Mentioned
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sīsa (lead)Ś
śodhana (refining/purification)FAQs
It creates a repeatable state-standard process so treasury inputs (bullion/metal) meet uniform purity, reducing fraud and variability in minting.