Sutra 1
Devanagari script
सौवर्णिकः पौरजानपदानां रूप्यसुवर्णमावेशनिभिः कारयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.१४.०१ ॥
Transliteration
sauvarṇikaḥ paurajānapadānāṃ rūpyasuvarṇamāveśanibhiḥ kārayet
Translation
The state goldsmith/assayer (sauvarṇika) shall have townsmen and country people transact in silver and gold through official receiving/verification deposits (āveśa) under regulated procedures.
Word by Word
सौवर्णिकःthe goldsmith/assayer (state officer)
सौवर्णिकः:
TypeNoun
Rootसौवर्णिक (from सुवर्ण)
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; कर्तृपद (agent noun: ‘goldsmith/assayer’)
पौरof the townsmen/citizens
पौर:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootपुर
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गे (जनपद-सम्बद्धे ‘पौरजनपदानाम्’ इत्यत्र पूर्वपद)
जानपदानाम्of the people of the countryside (provincials)
जानपदानाम्:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootजनपद
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; ‘पौर’ इत्यनेन सह समाहारः—‘पौर-जानपदानाम्’ = townsmen and country-people
रूप्यsilver (silver-money)
रूप्य:
TypeNoun
Rootरूप्य
Formद्वितीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; ‘रूप्य-सुवर्णम्’ इत्यत्र पूर्वपद
सुवर्णम्gold (gold-money)
सुवर्णम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसुवर्ण
Formद्वितीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; कर्मपद (object)
आवेशनिभिःby means of assaying/testing implements (methods)
आवेशनिभिः:
TypeNoun
Rootआवेश + नि (instrumental plural of आवेशनि)
Formतृतीया-बहुवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; करण (instrument)
कारयेत्should cause (it) to be done / should have (it) made or tested
कारयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative) = ‘cause to be done / have done’
Entities Mentioned
S
sauvarṇika (state assayer/goldsmith)P
paura (townsmen)J
jānapada (country people)R
rūpya (silver)S
suvarṇa (gold)Ā
āveśa (official deposit/receiving)FAQs
It creates a controlled checkpoint for assay, record-keeping, and fraud prevention, aligning private trade with state revenue and monetary integrity.