Sutra 11
Devanagari script
एवं वैदेहकव्यञ्जनाः स्वभूमिजानां राजपण्यानां खनिसेतुवनकर्मान्तक्षेत्रजानां प्रमाणमर्घं च विद्युः ॥ कZ_०२.३५.११ ॥
Transliteration
evaṃ vaidehakavyañjanāḥ svabhūmijānāṃ rājapaṇyānāṃ khanisetuvanakarmāntakṣetrajānāṃ pramāṇam arghaṃ ca vidyuḥ
Translation
Thus, the Vaidehaka agents (commercial/market informants) should know the standard measures and the fair prices of royal goods produced within the realm—those from mines, irrigation works, forests, state workshops, and agricultural lands.
Word by Word
एवम्thus; in this manner
एवम्:
TypeParticle
Rootएवम्
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक
वैदेहक-व्यञ्जनाःthe Vaidehaka ‘vyāñjanas’ (Vaidehaka intermediaries/agents)
वैदेहक-व्यञ्जनाः:
TypeNoun
Rootव्यञ्जन
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; (वैदेहकाः व्यञ्जनाः)
स्व-भूमिजानाम्of those produced in one’s own land (local produce)
स्व-भूमिजानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootभूमिज
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन; स्व-समासपूर्वक
राज-पण्यानाम्of royal/state merchandise
राज-पण्यानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपण्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन
खनि-सेतु-वन-कर्मान्त-क्षेत्र-जानाम्of (goods) arising from mines, irrigation works, forests, workshops/industrial establishments, and fields
खनि-सेतु-वन-कर्मान्त-क्षेत्र-जानाम्:
TypeAdjective (participial/derivative)
Rootज
Formबहुव्रीह्यर्थे न; विशेषणरूपेण ‘-जानाम्’; षष्ठी बहुवचन; (खनिजानाम्, सेतुजानाम्, वनजानाम्, कर्मान्तजानाम्, क्षेत्रजानाम्)
प्रमाणम्the standard/measure (proper measure/verification)
प्रमाणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमाण
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्म
अर्घम्the price/value
अर्घम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्घ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्म
चand
च:
TypeConjunction
Rootच
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
विद्युःshould know/ascertain
विद्युः:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थे/विधिलिङ्गार्थे प्रायः); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; (विद्युः = ‘let them know/they should know’)
Entities Mentioned
S
Samāhartṛ (implied supervisory chain)V
Vaidehaka agentsR
Royal/state commoditiesM
MinesI
Irrigation works (setu)F
ForestsS
State workshops (karmānta)A
Agricultural landsFAQs
To prevent leakage through under-measurement/overpricing, enable accurate revenue accounting, and enforce uniform market standards across state supply chains.