Sutra 5

Devanagari script

कुलानां च स्त्रीपुरुषाणां बालवृद्धकर्मचरित्राजीवव्ययपरिमाणं विद्यात् ॥ कZ_०२.३५.०५ ॥

Transliteration

kulānāṃ ca strīpuruṣāṇāṃ bālavṛddha-karmacaritra-ājīva-vyaya-parimāṇaṃ vidyāt

Translation

He shall know, for families/lineages: the numbers of women and men, children and the elderly, their work, conduct, means of livelihood, and scale of expenditure.

Word by Word

• कुलानाम्: of families/households
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Gen. pl.), नपुंसकलिङ्गम्

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• स्त्रीपुरुषाणाम्: of women and men
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री + पुरुष
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Gen. pl.), पुंलिङ्ग-प्रधान (समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वे प्रायः पुंलिङ्ग-बहुवचन-प्रयोगः)

• बालवृद्धकर्मचरित्राजीवव्ययपरिमाणम्: the measure/extent (i.e., quantified details) of children, the aged, work, conduct, livelihood, and expenditure
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल + वृद्ध + कर्म + चरित्र + आजीव + व्यय + परिमाण
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (Acc. sg.), नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; समस्तपदं—'परिमाणम्' (measure/extent) of (बाल, वृद्ध, कर्म, चरित्र, आजीव, व्यय)

• विद्यात्: should know/should ascertain
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative/optative sense in injunction), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः एकवचनम्; विध्यर्थकः—'one should ascertain/know'

Entities Mentioned

• households (kula)
• local officers

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FAQs

What is the policy purpose of tracking expenditure (vyaya) along with livelihood (ājīva)?

Mismatch between income and expenditure can indicate hidden wealth, illicit activity, or impending distress—useful for taxation, fraud detection, and stability management.