Sutra 3

Devanagari script

द्वादशपणममुद्रो जानपदो दद्यात् ॥ कZ_०२.३४.०३ ॥

Transliteration

dvādaśapaṇam amudro jānapado dadyāt

Translation

অ-সমুদ্র শ্রেণির জনপদবাসী পাসের জন্য বারো পণ প্রদান করবে।

Word by Word

• द्वादशपणम्: (an amount of) twelve paṇas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्मपद) ; ‘द्वादश’ (संख्या) + ‘पण’ (मुद्रामान)

• अमुद्रः: unsealed / without an official stamp or mark
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुद्रा
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; नञ्-उपसर्ग ‘अ-’ + ‘मुद्र’ (मुद्रायुक्त/मुद्रित)

• जानपदः: a person of the countryside / a local inhabitant
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनपद
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; कर्तृपद

• दद्यात्: should give / should pay
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: दा (दाने)

Entities Mentioned

• inland resident (jānapada)

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What policy tool is being used by setting different fees for different categories?

Differential pricing to segment movement/transactions: the state can encourage, discourage, or more closely monitor certain classes of travellers while funding enforcement.