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Arthashastra 3.2.41: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 41

शुल्कं स्त्रीधनमशुल्कस्त्रीधनायास्तत्प्रमाणमाधिवेदनिकमनुरूपां च वृत्तिं दत्त्वा बह्वीरपि विन्देत ॥ कZ_०३.२.४१ ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.2.41

śulkaṃ strīdhanamaśulkastrīdhanāyāstatpramāṇamādhivedanikamanurūpāṃ ca vṛttiṃ dattvā bahvīrapi vindeta

بعد أن يدفع مهر الزواج (śulka) ويؤمّن مال المرأة (strīdhana)—أو، في حالة المرأة التي لا śulka/strīdhana لها، يدفع مقدارًا مماثلًا بوصفه adhivedanika—وبعد أن يوفّر لها نفقةً تناسب منزلتها، يجوز له أن يتخذ حتى عدة زوجات.

शुल्कम्duty/toll (customs levy)
शुल्कम्:
TypeNoun
Rootशुल्क
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया
स्त्रीधनम्woman’s property (strīdhana)
स्त्रीधनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्रीधन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया
अशुल्कduty-free / exempt from duty
अशुल्क:
TypeAdjective
Rootअ- + शुल्क
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग-निषेध
स्त्रीधनायाःof the strīdhana
स्त्रीधनायाः:
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्रीधन
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (अर्थतः), एकवचन, षष्ठी
तत्that / its
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; (अग्रे ‘प्रमाणम्’ इत्यनेन सह)
प्रमाणम्the measure/standard (amount)
प्रमाणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमाण
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया
आधिवेदनिकम्as per the rules relating to pledge/mortgage and formal notice/registration
आधिवेदनिकम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootआधिवेदनिक
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘आधिवेदन’ (pledge/mortgage & notice/registration) से सम्बन्धित
अनुरूपाम्appropriate / proportionate
अनुरूपाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुरूप
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formअव्यय (समुच्चय)
वृत्तिम्maintenance / means of subsistence
वृत्तिम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्ति
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया
दत्त्वाhaving given
दत्त्वा:
TypeVerb (absolutive)
Rootदा
Formक्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), परस्मैपदी; ‘having given’
बह्वीःmany (women)
बह्वीः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootबहु
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया
अपिeven / also
अपि:
TypeParticle
Rootअपि
Formअव्यय (अपि = even/also)
विन्देतmay obtain / may acquire
विन्देत:
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (विन्द्)
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
H
husband
W
wives

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