Sutra 8

Devanagari script

शौण्डिकपाक्वमांसिकाउदनिकरूपाजीवाः परिज्ञातमावासयेयुः ॥ कZ_०२.३६.०८ ॥

Transliteration

śauṇḍikapākvamāṃsikāudanikarūpājīvāḥ parijñātam āvāsayeyuḥ

Translation

Liquor-sellers, cooked-meat vendors, water-sellers, and those living by performance shall be lodged only in premises known and identified to the authorities.

Word by Word

• शौण्डिक: liquor-seller
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौण्डिक
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग (व्यवसायिवाचक-शब्दः)

• पाक्वमांसिक: cooked-meat seller
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाक्वमांसिक
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग (व्यवसायिवाचक-शब्दः)

• औदनिक: cooked-rice (odana) preparer/seller
• Type: Noun
• Root: औदनिक
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग (व्यवसायिवाचक-शब्दः)

• रूपाजीवाः: those who live by (their) appearance/beauty (e.g., courtesans/prostitutes)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूपाजीव
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग

• परिज्ञातम्: after having ascertained/identified (them)
• Type: Participle
• Root: परि+ज्ञा
• Form: कर्मणि-भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्; क्रियाविशेषणवत्—‘ज्ञात्वा/परिज्ञाय’ अर्थे

• आवासयेयुः: should cause (them) to reside / should lodge (them)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+वस् (णिच्)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; णिजन्त-प्रयोगः (causative)

Entities Mentioned

• liquor sellers
• cooked-meat vendors
• water sellers
• performers

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FAQs

Why are these occupations singled out?

They draw crowds and cash flow and can conceal crime networks; controlled lodging reduces anonymity and facilitates inspections.