Sutra 10
Devanagari script
कङ्कटकर्मान्तांश्च तज्जातकारुशिल्पिभिः कारयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.२३.१० ॥
Transliteration
kaṅkaṭakarmāntāṃś ca tajjātakāruśilpibhiḥ kārayet
Translation
He should also have kaṅkaṭa-type production units executed by artisans and craftsmen of that very specialization.
Word by Word
कङ्कटकर्मान्तान्the workshops/industrial establishments for making kankaṭa (armor/metal defensive gear)
कङ्कटकर्मान्तान्:
TypeNoun
Rootकङ्कट; कर्मान्त
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; (कर्मान्त-शब्दः) ‘कङ्कटस्य कर्मान्ताः’ इति समासः
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चय-अव्ययम्
तत्of that / of the same (kind)
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; (तज्जात- इत्यत्र पूर्वपदम्)
जातborn/produced; of the same kind
जात:
TypeParticiple
Root√जन् (जायते)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त); ‘जात’ = उत्पन्न/सम्भूत; (कारुशिल्पिभिः इत्यत्र विशेषणरूपेण समासे प्रयुक्तम्)
कारुशिल्पिभिःby artisans and craftsmen (of that same kind)
कारुशिल्पिभिः:
TypeNoun
Rootकारु; शिल्पिन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; ‘कारु’ (कारीगर/कारी) + ‘शिल्पिन्’ (शिल्पकार)
कारयेत्he should cause (them) to be made / should have (them) produced
कारयेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√कृ
Formणिच्-प्रयोग (causative) ‘कारयति’; विधिलिङ्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; अर्थः—‘करवयेत्/निर्मापयेत्’
Entities Mentioned
K
kāru (artisan)Ś
śilpin (craftsman)K
kaṅkaṭa (special product class)FAQs
Assign specialized work to specialized labor—an explicit rule for quality assurance and efficient production.
A designated product category requiring distinct skills (e.g., mesh/knit/armour-associated textile work), hence separated into its own unit.