Sutra 12
Devanagari script
क्षेमरात्रिषु त्रिपणं दद्यात् ॥ कZ_०२.३६.१२ ॥
Transliteration
kṣemarātriṣu tripaṇaṃ dadyāt
Translation
নিরাপদভাবে রক্ষিত রাতগুলির জন্য তিন পণ পুরস্কার দেওয়া হবে।
Word by Word
क्षेमरात्रिषुon the security/watch nights
क्षेमरात्रिषु:
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेम + रात्रि
Formसमासान्त-पदम्; क्षेम-रात्रि-शब्दः (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), बहुवचन, सप्तमी (अधिकरणे)
त्रिपणम्three paṇas (an amount of money)
त्रिपणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootत्रि + पण
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्म)
दद्यात्should give / should pay
दद्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; लोट्/विध्यर्थ-आदेशः: ‘should give/should pay’
Entities Mentioned
N
night-watch personnel (implicit)T
treasury (implicit)FAQs
A performance incentive: paying for outcomes (secure nights) to motivate vigilance and reduce collusion or negligence.