Sutra 2
Devanagari script
यच्च पण्यं प्रचुरं स्यात्तदेकीकृत्यार्घमारोपयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.१६.०२ ॥
Transliteration
yacca paṇyaṃ pracuraṃ syāt tad ekīkṛtya argham āropayet
Translation
যি পণ্য প্ৰচুৰ পৰিমাণে থাকে, তাক একত্ৰ (একীকৃত) কৰি তাৰ পিছত তাৰ নিৰ্ধাৰিত মূল্য বৃদ্ধি কৰিব লাগে।
Word by Word
यत्whatever; that which
यत्:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formsarvanāma; napuṃsaka-liṅga; prathamā/ dvitīyā ekavacana (contextually dvitīyā: 'that which/whatever [commodity]')
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formsamuccaya-nipāta
पण्यम्merchandise; commodity for sale
पण्यम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपण्य
Formnapuṃsaka-liṅga; prathamā/ dvitīyā ekavacana (contextually prathamā: 'a saleable commodity')
प्रचुरम्abundant; plentiful
प्रचुरम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रचुर
Formnapuṃsaka-liṅga; prathamā/ dvitīyā ekavacana; agrees with पण्यम्
स्यात्should be; may be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
Formvidhi-liṅ (optative); parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣa; ekavacana
तत्that (commodity)
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formsarvanāma; napuṃsaka-liṅga; dvitīyā ekavacana; refers to पण्यम्
एकीकृत्यhaving unified; having made uniform
एकीकृत्य:
TypeGerund
Rootएकी√कृ
Formktvānta (absolutive); 'having made into one/standardized'
अर्घम्price; value
अर्घम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्घ
Formnapuṃsaka-liṅga; dvitīyā ekavacana; karma of आरोपयेत्
आरोपयेत्should set/raise/impose (a price)
आरोपयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ√रुह् (causative: आरोपयति)
Formvidhi-liṅ (optative); parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣa; ekavacana; causative stem
Entities Mentioned
S
state (implied superintendent/authority)C
commodity (paṇya)FAQs
Kauṭilya is describing an administrative technique: by pooling supply under coordinated control, the state can prevent fragmented undercutting and set a uniform valuation that improves fiscal return while keeping distribution manageable.