Sutra 6

Devanagari script

कारुशिल्पिनः स्वकर्मस्थानेषु स्वजनं वासयेयुः वैदेहकाश्चान्योन्यं स्वकर्मस्थानेषु ॥ कZ_०२.३६.०६ ॥

Transliteration

kāruśilpinaḥ svakarmasthāneṣu svajanaṃ vāsayeyuḥ vaidehakāś cānyonyaṃ svakarmasthāneṣu

Translation

Artisans and craftsmen shall house their own people within their respective work-localities; and the Vaidehakas shall likewise lodge one another within their designated work-areas.

Word by Word

• कारु-शिल्पिनः: artisans and craftsmen
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारु; शिल्पिन्
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (पुंलिङ्गः); द्वन्द्व-समासः (कारवः च शिल्पिनः च)

• स्व-कर्म-स्थानेषु: in their own places of work
• Type: Noun (compound used adverbially)
• Root: स्व; कर्मन्; स्थान
• Form: सप्तमी-बहुवचनम् (नपुंसकलिङ्गः); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: स्वस्य कर्मणः स्थानम्

• स्व-जनम्: their own people
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व; जन
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (पुंलिङ्गः); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: स्वस्य जनः

• वासयेयुः: should cause (them) to reside / should settle (them)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (वासयति)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative): ‘to cause to dwell’

• वैदेहकाः: the Vaidehakas
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेहक
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (पुंलिङ्गः)

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

• अन्योन्यम्: mutually / among one another
• Type: Pronoun/Adverbial (reciprocal)
• Root: अन्योन्य
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (नपुंसकलिङ्गे अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषणप्रयोगः)

• स्व-कर्म-स्थानेषु: in their own places of work
• Type: Noun (compound used adverbially)
• Root: स्व; कर्मन्; स्थान
• Form: सप्तमी-बहुवचनम् (नपुंसकलिङ्गः); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: स्वस्य कर्मणः स्थानम्

Entities Mentioned

• artisans
• craftsmen
• Vaidehakas

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FAQs

What is the governance logic of housing workers in their work-localities?

It strengthens traceability and mutual oversight, eases tax/fee collection and labor mobilization, and reduces anonymity that enables crime.

How does this relate to collective responsibility?

When associates live together, the group can be held accountable for reporting misconduct and for producing suspects or witnesses.