Sutra 23

Devanagari script

लोहाध्यक्षस्ताम्रसीसत्रपुवैकृन्तकारकूटवृत्तकंसताललोहकर्मान्तान् कारयेत् लोहभाण्डव्यवहारं च ॥ कZ_०२.१२.२३ ॥

Transliteration

lohādhyakṣas tāmra-sīsa-trapu-vaikṛntaka-ārakūṭa-vṛttakaṃsa-tāla-lohakarmāntān kārayet lohabhāṇḍavyavahāraṃ ca

Translation

The Superintendent of Metals should run the workshops for copper, lead, tin, vaikṛntaka, ārakūṭa, vṛtta-kaṃsa, tāla (bell-metal/bronze), and iron—and also regulate trade in metal goods.

Word by Word

• लोहाध्यक्षः: the Superintendent of Metals
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोह + अध्यक्ष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ताम्र: copper
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्र
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समुच्चय में प्रथम पद)

• सीस: lead
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीस
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (समुच्चय में)

• त्रपु: tin
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रपु
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (समुच्चय में)

• वैकृन्त: metal-cutter / cutting worker
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकृन्त (वि + कृन्त्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (समुच्चय में)

• कारकूट: a specific class of metal artisan (technical term)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारकूट
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (समुच्चय में)

• वृत्त: rounded/turned work (circular items)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (समुच्चय में)

• कंस: bell-metal / bronze
• Type: Noun
• Root: कंस
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (समुच्चय में)

• ताल: tāla metal (a technical metal/alloy, often identified with brass)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (समुच्चय में)

• लोहकर्मान्तान्: metal workshops / metal-working establishments
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोह + कर्मान्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• कारयेत्: should cause (them) to be made/done; should have (them) operated
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• लोहभाण्डव्यवहारम्: trade/transactions in metal vessels
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोह + भाण्ड + व्यवहार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

Entities Mentioned

• Lohādhyakṣa (Superintendent of Metals)
• State metal workshops
• Metal-goods traders

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FAQs

Why combine workshop control and trade regulation under one officer?

To link production, quality, and market release—preventing adulteration, theft, and price manipulation across the metal supply chain.