Sutra 24

Devanagari script

कर्मान्तक्षेत्रवशेन कुटुम्बिनां सीमानं स्थापयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.४.२४ ॥

Transliteration

karmāntakṣetravaśena kuṭumbināṃ sīmānaṃ sthāpayet

Translation

وعليه أن يحدد خطوط حدود أرباب البيوت بحسب توزيع مواقع العمل والحقول المزروعة.

Word by Word

• कर्मान्त-क्षेत्र-वशेन: according to the conditions/requirements of the workshop-land (industrial/worksite area)
• Type: Noun (compound, instrumental)
• Root: वश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (करण); समासः—कर्मान्तस्य क्षेत्रस्य वशः (अधीनता/अनुरूपता) तेन

• कुटुम्बिनाम्: of the householders (resident landholders)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुटुम्बिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध)

• सीमानम्: the boundary (boundary line)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीमन्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्म)

• स्थापयेत्: should establish / should cause to be fixed
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (स्थापय-)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (आज्ञार्थ/विधि); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; causative (णिच्) — ‘स्थापयति’

Entities Mentioned

• householders (kuṭumbin)
• work-sites (karmānta)
• fields (kṣetra)
• boundaries (sīmā)

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FAQs

Why tie boundary-setting to work-sites and fields rather than purely to lineage or status?

It aligns property lines with productive use and access, reducing conflict, improving tax assessment, and making local administration more measurable.