Sutra 8

Devanagari script

तज्जातकरणाधिष्ठितः पुराणं नवं च रत्नं सारं फल्गु कुप्यं वा प्रतिगृह्णीयात् ॥ कZ_०२.५.०८ ॥

Transliteration

tajjāta-karaṇa-adhiṣṭhitaḥ purāṇaṃ navaṃ ca ratnaṃ sāraṃ phalgu kupyaṃ vā pratigṛhṇīyāt.

Translation

على الموظف المشرف على الدائرة المختصة أن يتسلّم (للحفظ) الأشياء—قديمة كانت أو جديدة—سواء أكانت جواهر، أو مواد ثمينة، أو بضائع ثانوية، أو سلعًا أساسية.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (i.e., the said/that kind of)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्मणि)

• जात: produced, originating
• Type: Adjective (Past Passive Participle)
• Root: जन्
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; ‘born/produced’

• करण: by means of production/instrument(s)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (करणे)

• अधिष्ठितः: the superintendent/one in charge
• Type: Adjective (Past Passive Participle)
• Root: अधि-स्था
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; (कर्तरि) ‘one who is in charge/superintending’

• पुराणम्: old (goods)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: पुराण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया

• नवम्: new (goods)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: नव
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• रत्नम्: precious item, gem/valuable
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया

• सारम्: genuine, of good quality
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: सार
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया

• फल्गु: inferior, worthless/defective
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: फल्गु
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः/विशेषणवत्)

• कुप्यम्: base-metal goods, metallic articles
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुप्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय

• प्रतिगृह्णीयात्: should accept/receive (take into custody)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-ग्रह्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; ‘should accept/receive’

Entities Mentioned

• departmental officer (karaṇādhiṣṭhita)
• ratna
• sāra
• phalgu
• kupya

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FAQs

What governance principle is expressed by 'tajjāta-karaṇa-adhiṣṭhitaḥ'?

Functional specialization: each class of goods is handled by the competent office, improving expertise, traceability, and auditability.