Sutra 10
Devanagari script
वाहनप्रतिपानं सूकरपोषणं वा दद्यात् ॥ कZ_०२.२५.१० ॥
Transliteration
vāhanapratipānaṃ sūkarapoṣaṇaṃ vā dadyāt
Translation
Or, one may provide for the watering/maintenance of transport animals (or vehicles) and for the feeding/rearing of pigs.
Word by Word
वाहनप्रतिपानम्compensation by giving a vehicle (vehicle-restitution)
वाहनप्रतिपानम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिपान (√पा + प्रति)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; समासः—वाहनस्य प्रतिपानम्
सूकरपोषणम्maintenance/feeding of a pig (as a prescribed penalty/obligation)
सूकरपोषणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपोषण (√पुष्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; समासः—सूकरस्य पोषणम्
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive)
दद्यात्should give; should provide (as prescribed)
दद्यात्:
TypeVerb
Root√दा (दाने)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः—दा; अर्थः—‘देयम्/दातव्यम्’
Entities Mentioned
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vāhana (transport)S
sūkara (pigs)FAQs
It suggests integrated urban management: pigs can consume waste/offal, and state-supervised rearing can support sanitation and food supply while being financed through designated receipts.