Sutra 30

Devanagari script

माध्यन्दिनात्सवनादूर्ध्वं समग्रमंशं लभेत ॥ कZ_०३.१४.३० ॥

Transliteration

mādhyandinātsavanādūrdhvaṃ samagramaṃśaṃ labheta

Translation

在正午榨取（mādhyandina-savana）之后，应获得全额份额。

Word by Word

• माध्यन्दिनात्: from midday / after midday
• Type: Noun
• Root: माध्यन्दिन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी एकवचन; अपादान/काल-निर्देश (ablative: 'from/after midday')

• सवनात्: from the savana-time (a fixed time-period)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी एकवचन; अपादान/काल-निर्देश (ablative: 'from/after the pressing/ritual time')

• ऊर्ध्वम्: thereafter / after that / beyond
• Type: Indeclinable/Adverb
• Root: ऊर्ध्व
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण; 'above/afterwards' (temporal sense: 'thereafter')

• समग्रम्: entire / whole
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण (अंशम् इति विशेष्यस्य)

• अंशम्: share / portion
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• लभेत: should obtain / should receive
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; 'he should obtain/receive'

Entities Mentioned

• mādhyandina-savana

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FAQs

How does this function like a modern contract clause?

It defines a clear ‘completion trigger’ for full payment, reducing ambiguity over when services are deemed substantially performed.