Sutra 7

Devanagari script

ग्रामेष्वन्तः सार्थिका ज्ञातसारा वसेयुः ॥ कZ_०४.१३.०७ ॥

Transliteration

grāmeṣvantaḥ sārthikā jñātasārā vaseyuḥ

Translation

Innerhalb der Dörfer sollen Karawanenhändler (sārthika) und ihre bekannten Waren/Wertsachen (nur) innerhalb (der überwachten Dorfgrenzen) Quartier nehmen.

Word by Word

• ग्रामेषु: in the villages
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी बहुवचन

• अन्तः: inside/within
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तः
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (locative sense)

• सार्थिकाः: caravan traders / travellers in a caravan
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार्थिक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन

• ज्ञातसाराः: whose credentials/character are known; verified
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: ज्ञातसार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; ‘सार्थिकाः’ इति विशेषणम्

• वसेयुः: should reside / should stay
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन

Entities Mentioned

• caravan merchants (sārthika)
• village authorities

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FAQs

What is meant by ‘jñātasāra’ in administrative terms?

Goods/valuables are known to authorities—effectively declared/recorded—so responsibility and liability can be assigned if theft occurs.

Why require caravans to stay inside villages?

To concentrate protection, reduce highway robbery risk, and enable accountability through supervised premises.