Sutra 34

Devanagari script

षष्टिवेतनस्याढकं कृत्वा हिरण्यानुरूपं भक्तं कुर्यात् ॥ कZ_०५.३.३४ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭi-vetanasya āḍhakaṃ kṛtvā hiraṇyānurūpaṃ bhaktaṃ kuryāt

Translation

Indem er ein āḍhaka (Getreidemaß) als Standard entsprechend einem Lohnsatz von sechzig zugrunde legt, soll er die Rationszuteilung im Verhältnis zum Bargeldanteil (hiraṇya) festsetzen.

Word by Word

• षष्टिवेतनस्य: of the ‘sixty-wage’ (pay grade)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेतन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन; समास: षष्टि + वेतन → षष्टिवेतन (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष), तस्य षष्ठी-एकवचनम्

• आढकम्: an āḍhaka (measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आढक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made / after fixing
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); ‘having made/after making’

• हिरण्यानुरूपम्: proportionate to money (cash)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुरूप
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; समास: हिरण्य + अनुरूप (अनुरूप = ‘corresponding to’), कर्मप्रवचनीय/उपपद-समासभावः; विशेषणम् (भक्तम् इति)

• भक्तम्: ration / food allowance
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्म (कुर्यात् इति)

• कुर्यात्: should provide / should arrange
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; ‘should do/should arrange’

Entities Mentioned

• state payroll system
• ration system

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FAQs

What administrative problem is addressed here?

It standardizes how rations are computed relative to cash wages, preventing ad hoc allotments and leakage in kind-disbursements.

What is the policy tool used?

A fixed conversion benchmark (āḍhaka tied to a wage-rate) to compute proportional rations.