Sutra 25

Devanagari script

तस्य स्वदेशो व्याख्यानं कापिशायनं हारहूरकमिति ॥ कZ_०२.२५.२५ ॥

Transliteration

tasya svadeśo vyākhyānaṃ kāpiśāyanaṃ hārahūrakam iti

Translation

Its (the liquor’s) ‘home-region’ (recognized provenance/classification) is explained as: Kāpiśāyana and Hārahūraka.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that; its
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• स्वदेशः: native (local) usage / the usage of one’s own country
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वदेश
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग

• व्याख्यानम्: explanation; commentary; interpretation
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याख्यान
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• कापिशायनम्: (the authority/tradition called) Kāpiśāyana
• Type: Proper Noun
• Root: कापिशायन
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (ग्रन्थ/मत/व्याकरण-परम्परा-नाम)

• हारहूरकम्: (the authority/tradition called) Hārahūraka
• Type: Proper Noun
• Root: हारहूरक
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (नाम)

• इति: thus; so (marking the end of a quotation/list)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-समाप्ति/निदर्शनार्थक

Entities Mentioned

• Kāpiśāyana
• Hārahūraka

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FAQs

Why does Kauṭilya specify liquor by ‘svadeśa’ (region of origin)?

To standardize categories for regulation—pricing, quality control, and fraud detection—by tying a product to recognized appellations.