Sutra 11

Devanagari script

याश्चानिष्कासिन्यः प्रोषिता विधवा न्यङ्गाः कन्यका वात्मानं बिभृयुः ताः स्वदासीभिरनुसार्य सोपग्रहं कर्म कारयितव्याः ॥ कZ_०२.२३.११ ॥

Transliteration

yāś cāniṣkāsinyaḥ proṣitā vidhavā nyaṅgāḥ kanyakā vātmānaṃ bibhṛyuḥ tāḥ svadāsībhir anusārya sopagrahaṃ karma kārayitavyāḥ

Translation

Women who are not to go out (restricted/guarded), those whose husbands are away, widows, women with disabilities, or unmarried girls who maintain themselves—these should be employed in work under supervision by the state’s female attendants/servants, with safeguards and monitoring.

Word by Word

याःwho/which (women), those who

चand

अनिष्कासिन्यःwomen who are not to be expelled/turned out

प्रोषिताःwhose (husbands) are away / left behind (by absent husbands)

विधवाःwidows

न्यङ्गाःwomen with bodily defects / disabled women

कन्यकाःgirls/maidens

वाor

आत्मानम्themselves / their own person

बिभृयुःshould maintain/support (themselves)

ताःthose (women) / them

स्वदासीभिःby/with their own female slaves/servants

अनुसार्यhaving followed/kept under watch (by following)

सोपग्रहम्with restraint/supervision measures in place

कर्मwork/labour (assigned work)

कारयितव्याःshould be made to do / should be employed (to do)

Entities Mentioned

restricted women (aniṣkāsinī)

widow (vidhavā)

disabled women (nyaṅgāḥ)

unmarried girls (kanyakā)

state female attendants (svadāsī)

FAQs

Is this sutra primarily welfare-oriented or security-oriented?

Both: it channels vulnerable groups into livelihood work (welfare) while insisting on supervision and safeguards (security/administrative control).

What does sopagraha imply in governance terms?

Controlled employment—work is provided along with monitoring arrangements and protective measures to reduce exploitation, absconding, or leakage.