Sutra 1
Devanagari script
समाहर्तृवन्नागरिको नगरं चिन्तयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.३६.०१ ॥
Transliteration
samāhartṛvan nāgariko nagaraṃ cintayet
Translation
Like the Samāhartṛ, the Nāgarika (city superintendent) should continually assess and manage the city.
Word by Word
समाहर्तृवत्like the samāhartṛ (chief revenue officer)
समाहर्तृवत्:
TypeAdjective (indeclinable in -वत् sense)
Rootसमाहर्तृ
Formतद्धितान्त (वतुप्/वत्-प्रत्यय), अव्ययीभाव-प्रायः प्रयोगः; अर्थः ‘समाहर्तृ-सदृशः/समाहर्तृवत्’; modifies ‘नागरिकः’
नागरिकःthe nāgarika (city superintendent)
नागरिकः:
TypeNoun
Rootनगर
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘नगरिक’ (नगर-सम्बद्धः अधिकारी)
नगरम्the city
नगरम्:
TypeNoun
Rootनगर
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मपद
चिन्तयेत्should consider/attend to (i.e., administer)
चिन्तयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootचिन्त्
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः ‘चिन्त्’ (चिन्तयति)
Entities Mentioned
N
Nāgarika (city superintendent)S
Samāhartṛ (as model)N
Nagara (city)FAQs
To standardize executive vigilance across territorial units: the same logic of monitoring, verification, and corrective action applies to both provincial and urban domains.