Sutra 42
Devanagari script
बहुपुत्रः प्रत्यन्तमन्यविषयं वा प्रेषयेद् यत्र गर्भः पण्यं डिम्बो वा न भवेत् ॥ कZ_०१.१७.४२ ॥
Transliteration
bahuputraḥ pratyantamanyaviṣayaṃ vā preṣayed yatra garbhaḥ paṇyaṃ ḍimbo vā na bhavet
Translation
যদি তার বহু পুত্র থাকে, তবে তাদের সীমান্ত অঞ্চলে বা অন্য কোনো ভূখণ্ডে পাঠাবে—যেখানে গর্ভধারণ না ঘটে, বাণিজ্য/পণ্য না থাকে, এবং ‘ডিম্ব’ (স্থানীয় ভিত্তি/দলীয় বীজ)ও না থাকে।
Word by Word
बहु-पुत्रःone having many sons
बहु-पुत्रः:
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; विशेषणपूर्वपद ‘बहु’
प्रत्यन्तम्to the frontier (region)
प्रत्यन्तम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रत्यन्त
Formद्वितीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; गत्यर्थकर्म (to a frontier region)
अन्य-विषयम्to another territory/district
अन्य-विषयम्:
TypeNoun
Rootविषय
Formद्वितीया-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; ‘अन्य’ विशेषणम्
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्
प्रेषयेत्should send/dispatch
प्रेषयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-इष् (प्रेषयति)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; causative sense ‘to cause to be sent/dispatch’
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
TypeRelative adverb
Rootयत्र
Formदेशवाचक-सम्बन्ध-अव्ययम्
गर्भःa mineral deposit/ore (lit. ‘womb’)
गर्भः:
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्
पण्यम्merchandise/marketable goods
पण्यम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपण्य
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्
डिम्बःa valuable natural product (lit. ‘egg’); a precious item
डिम्बः:
TypeNoun
Rootडिम्ब
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्
नnot
न:
TypeNegation
Rootन
Formनिषेध-अव्ययम्
भवेत्should be / would exist
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्
Entities Mentioned
P
princesF
frontier regions (pratyanta)O
other territoryFAQs
To disperse potential rivals and prevent them from building an urban patronage network capable of challenging the center.
As conditions for durable local entrenchment: family/alliances (garbha), money/commerce (paṇya), and a loyal nucleus or ‘seed’ of followers (ḍimba).