Sutra 8

Devanagari script

कुट्टकरोचकसक्तुशुक्तपिष्टकर्म तज्जीवनेषु तैलपीडनमौद्रचाक्रिकेष्विक्षूणां च क्षारकर्म संहनिका ॥ कZ_०२.१५.०८ ॥

Transliteration

kuṭṭakarocakasaktuśuktapiṣṭakarma tajjīvaneṣu tailapīḍanam audracākrikeṣu ikṣūṇāṃ ca kṣārakarma saṃhanikā.

Translation

For those whose livelihood is in such processing—pounding, polishing, flour/meal preparation, fermentation/souring, and paste-making—there are also operations like oil-pressing; and, in the audra-cākrika establishments, the alkaline/sugar processing of sugarcane. This is treated under ‘saṃhanikā’ (a consolidated heading/schedule of such operations).

Word by Word

कुट्टकpounders / grain-pounders (workers)

रोचकmakers/sellers of condiments or flavouring agents

सक्तुparched grain-flour (sattu)

शुक्तsour/fermented liquid (vinegar-like)

पिष्टflour / ground paste

कर्मthe occupations/operations (relating to those items/workers)

तत्in those

जीवनेषुlivelihoods/means of living

तैलoil

पीडनoil-pressing / extraction of oil

मौद्रmint/coin-related workers (moneyers)

चाक्रिकेषुwheel/rotary-device workers (e.g., mill/wheel operators)

इक्षूणाम्of sugarcane(s)

चand

क्षारalkali

कर्मalkali-making process/industry

संहनिकाa grouped category/collective heading (classification)

Entities Mentioned

oil pressers

mill/press establishments

sugarcane processors

workshop supervisors (implied)

FAQs

What is the governance purpose of listing specific workshop operations?

To define regulated processes, assign responsibility, and enable standardized inspection and accounting across state-run production units.

How does this help anti-corruption control?

Clear process categories reduce ambiguity in output norms and make it harder to disguise diversion or underreporting of production.