Sutra 18
Devanagari script
धातुसमुत्थं तज्जातकर्मान्तेषु प्रयोजयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.१२.१८ ॥
Transliteration
dhātusamutthaṃ tajjātakarmānteṣu prayojayet
Translation
Materials produced from an ore should be employed in the corresponding industries that arise from that ore.
Word by Word
धातु-समुत्थम्produced from ore/metal; metal-derived
धातु-समुत्थम्:
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootसम्-उत्-स्था (समुत्थ) / धातु
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनम् प्रथमा/द्वितीया; विशेषणम् (कर्म/उपकरणादि-वस्तुं विशेषयति)
तत्-जात-कर्म-अन्तेषुin the finishing stages of the operations arising from that (i.e., those works born of it)
तत्-जात-कर्म-अन्तेषु:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootतद् / जन् (जात) / कर्मन् / अन्त
Formपुं/नपुंसक-प्रायः; बहुवचनम् सप्तमी; अधिकरणम्—‘…अन्तेषु’ = ‘…के अन्तिम-चरणेषु/समाप्तिषु’
प्रयोजयेत्should apply/use (it); should deploy
प्रयोजयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-युज् (प्रयोजयति)
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; causative (णिजन्त) प्रयोगः—‘cause to be used/appoint’
Entities Mentioned
S
State workshops (karmānta)M
Mine outputFAQs
To prevent diversion, ensure steady inputs for strategic industries, and improve accounting traceability from mine to finished goods.