3.18 पिण्डे वा कटिकायां वा किं सुवर्णत्वमिष्यते ॥१८॥ piṇḍe vā kaṭikāyāṃ vā kiṃ suvarṇatvamiṣyate piṇḍe — in a lump ; vā — whether ; kaṭikāyām — in an ingot / bar ; vā — or ; kim — is it not ; suvarṇatvam — goldness ; iṣyate — is acknowledged Whether in a lump or in a bar, is goldness not (equally) acknowledged?