Sutra 8

Devanagari script

शौण्डिकपाक्वमांसिकाउदनिकरूपाजीवाः परिज्ञातमावासयेयुः ॥ कZ_०२.३६.०८ ॥

Transliteration

śauṇḍikapākvamāṃsikāudanikarūpājīvāḥ parijñātam āvāsayeyuḥ

Translation

Schnapsverkäufer, Verkäufer von gekochtem Fleisch, Wasserverkäufer und diejenigen, die vom Auftreten leben, sollen nur in den den Behörden bekannten und festgestellten Räumlichkeiten untergebracht werden.

Word by Word

• शौण्डिक: liquor-seller
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौण्डिक
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग (व्यवसायिवाचक-शब्दः)

• पाक्वमांसिक: cooked-meat seller
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाक्वमांसिक
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग (व्यवसायिवाचक-शब्दः)

• औदनिक: cooked-rice (odana) preparer/seller
• Type: Noun
• Root: औदनिक
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग (व्यवसायिवाचक-शब्दः)

• रूपाजीवाः: those who live by (their) appearance/beauty (e.g., courtesans/prostitutes)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूपाजीव
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग

• परिज्ञातम्: after having ascertained/identified (them)
• Type: Participle
• Root: परि+ज्ञा
• Form: कर्मणि-भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्; क्रियाविशेषणवत्—‘ज्ञात्वा/परिज्ञाय’ अर्थे

• आवासयेयुः: should cause (them) to reside / should lodge (them)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+वस् (णिच्)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; णिजन्त-प्रयोगः (causative)

Entities Mentioned

• liquor sellers
• cooked-meat vendors
• water sellers
• performers

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FAQs

Why are these occupations singled out?

They draw crowds and cash flow and can conceal crime networks; controlled lodging reduces anonymity and facilitates inspections.