Sutra 2

Devanagari script

सीताध्यक्षोपनीतः सस्यवर्णकः सीता ॥ कZ_०२.१५.०२ ॥

Transliteration

sītādhyakṣopanītaḥ sasyavarṇakaḥ sītā

Translation

‘Sītā’ is the grain-produce (classified by type) delivered by the Superintendent of Crown Lands (Sītādhyakṣa).

Word by Word

• सीताध्यक्षोपनीतः: brought/presented by the Superintendent of Sītā (state agriculture/royal farms)
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: उप-नी
• Form: समासः: सीताध्यक्षस्य उपनीतः इति; कृदन्तः: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (उपनीत); लिङ्गम्: पुं; विभक्तिः: प्रथमा; वचनम्: एकवचनम्; पदम्: कर्मणि प्रयोगे विशेषणम्

• सस्यवर्णकः: the reporter/descriptor of the crop (one who gives an account of the standing crop)
• Type: Noun (Agent noun)
• Root: वर्ण
• Form: समासः: सस्यस्य वर्णकः; प्रातिपदिकम्: वर्णक; लिङ्गम्: पुं; विभक्तिः: प्रथमा; वचनम्: एकवचनम्

• सीता: Sītā (state-owned cultivated land / royal farm land)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता
• Form: प्रातिपदिकम्: सीता; लिङ्गम्: स्त्री; विभक्तिः: प्रथमा; वचनम्: एकवचनम्

Entities Mentioned

• sītādhyakṣa
• koṣṭhāgāra (storehouse) [implicit]

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FAQs

Why specify the delivering officer (Sītādhyakṣa) in the definition?

It fixes responsibility for quantity and classification at the point of transfer, supporting audit trails between cultivation and storage departments.