Sutra 27

Devanagari script

बालद्रव्यं ग्रामवृद्धा वर्धयेयुरा व्यवहारप्रापणात्देवद्रव्यं च ॥ कZ_०२.०१.२७ ॥

Transliteration

bāla-dravyaṃ grāma-vṛddhā vardhayeyuḥ vyavahāra-prāpaṇāt deva-dravyaṃ ca

Translation

Village elders should increase (protect and productively manage) the property of minors through proper transactions; likewise, (they should manage) temple/deity property.

Word by Word

• बालद्रव्यम्: the property of a minor
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (contextually object)

• ग्रामवृद्धाः: the village elders
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्ध
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा

• वर्धयेयुः: should increase / should cause to grow
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्ध्
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• अव्यवहारप्रापणात्: from realization/collection without litigation (from non-disputed recovery)
• Type: Noun (action-noun)
• Root: प्राप्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, पञ्चमी (ablative)

• देवद्रव्यम्: and the property of a deity (temple property)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (contextually object)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

Entities Mentioned

• village elders (grāmavṛddha)
• minors
• temple/deity institutions

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FAQs

What role do village elders play here?

They function as local trustees/fiduciaries, tasked not only with safeguarding but also responsibly growing protected assets via lawful economic activity.