Sutra 24

Devanagari script

क्लृप्तमानूपग्रामा भक्तवेतनं दद्युः ॥ कZ_०२.२८.२४ ॥

Transliteration

klṛptam ānūpagrāmā bhaktavetanaṃ dadyuḥ

Translation

The assigned riverine (floodplain) villages shall provide rations and wages.

Word by Word

• क्लृप्त: appointed/assigned/organized
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: कॢप्
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (ग्रामा इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• मानूपग्रामा: the villages in marshy/riverine tracts
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम
• Form: समासः: मानूप + ग्राम; पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्

• भक्तवेतनम्: rations and wages
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेतन
• Form: समासः: भक्त + वेतन; नपुंसकलिङ्गः; द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (कर्म)

• दद्युः: should give / shall pay
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; बहुवचनम्

Entities Mentioned

• ānūpagrāma (riverine villages)

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FAQs

What governance technique is used to sustain ferry operations?

Earmarking specific local villages to supply in-kind rations and cash wages as a standing obligation.