Sutra 2

Devanagari script

दशकुलीं गोपो विंशतिकुलीं चत्वारिंशत्कुलीं वा ॥ कZ_०२.३६.०२ ॥

Transliteration

daśakulīṃ gopo viṃśatikulīṃ catvāriṃśatkulīṃ vā

Translation

A gopa (local ward officer) should be assigned over ten families—or twenty families—or forty families.

Word by Word

• दशकुलीम्: (a unit/charge) consisting of ten families/households
• Type: Noun (adjectival numeral compound)
• Root: दश + कुल
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; विशेषण (स्त्री. ‘…कुली’ इत्यस्य)

• गोपः: the gopa (village administrative officer/overseer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्तृ/विधेय (वाक्ये विषयः)

• विंशतिकुलीम्: (a unit/charge) consisting of twenty families/households
• Type: Noun (adjectival numeral compound)
• Root: विंशति + कुल
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; विशेषण (स्त्री. ‘…कुली’ इत्यस्य)

• चत्वारिंशत्कुलीम्: (a unit/charge) consisting of forty families/households
• Type: Noun (adjectival numeral compound)
• Root: चत्वारिंशत् + कुल
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; विशेषण (स्त्री. ‘…कुली’ इत्यस्य); आन्त्य-सन्धिः: चत्वारिंशत् + कुलीम् → चत्वारिंशत्कुलीम्

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

Entities Mentioned

• Gopa (local officer)
• Households/families (kula)

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FAQs

What is the policy logic of specifying 10/20/40-household coverage?

It fixes a manageable span of control, enabling routine verification of residents and quicker detection of crime, migration, and tax evasion.