Sutra 5

Devanagari script

सौभाग्यभङ्गे मातृकां कुर्यात् ॥ कZ_०२.२७.०५ ॥

Transliteration

saubhāgyabhaṅge mātṛkāṃ kuryāt

Translation

যদি তাইৰ সৌন্দৰ্য/আকৰ্ষণ ক্ষুণ্ণ হয়, তেন্তে তাইৰ ভৰণ-পোষণৰ বাবে (মাতৃকা) হিচাপে জীৱিকা-ব্যৱস্থা কৰা হ’ব।

Word by Word

• सौभाग्यभङ्गे: in the case of the loss/destruction of marital good fortune
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य-भङ्ग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; (सौभाग्यस्य भङ्गः) इति समासः; अधिकरणे सप्तमी

• मातृकाम्: the Mothers (Mātṛkā deities) / a rite addressed to the Mātṛkās
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृका
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्मपदम्

• कुर्यात्: should perform / should do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; लट्-आदेशे विधिः; ‘should do/should perform’

Entities Mentioned

• courtesan
• administration (implicit)

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FAQs

What governance rationale supports maintenance when 'saubhāgya' is lost?

It stabilizes the regulated workforce and reduces incentives for illicit activity or destitution that could generate public-order problems.