Sutra 15

Devanagari script

तेन पण्यं कुप्यमायुधं च व्याख्यातम् ॥ कZ_०२.५.१५ ॥

Transliteration

tena paṇyaṃ kupyam āyudhaṃ ca vyākhyātam

Translation

By that (procedure stated earlier), merchandise, valuables/treasure-goods, and weapons are also to be regulated/explained (i.e., governed under the same rules of custody, accounting, and control).

Word by Word

• तेन: by that; thereby; with that (preceding explanation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: sarvanāma-śabda; tṛtīyā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; napuṃsakaliṅgam (instrumental: 'by that/thereby')

• पण्यं: merchandise; goods for sale
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण्य
• Form: prātipadika: पण्य; dvitīyā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; napuṃsakaliṅgam

• कुप्यं: valuable movable property; valuables
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुप्य
• Form: prātipadika: कुप्य; dvitīyā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; napuṃsakaliṅgam

• आयुधं: weapon; arms
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध
• Form: prātipadika: आयुध; dvitīyā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; napuṃsakaliṅgam

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: avyaya; samuccaya (coordinating conjunction)

• व्याख्यातम्: has been explained; has been defined
• Type: Verb (Kṛdanta)
• Root: वि-आ-ख्या
• Form: kṛdanta (past passive participle); neuter nominative/accusative singular; used impersonally: 'has been explained/defined'

Entities Mentioned

• state stores
• merchandise
• valuables
• weapons

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FAQs

What is the administrative intent of 2.5.15?

To extend the same custody-and-accounting rules to all categories of state-held goods—trade commodities, valuables, and weapons—so no category escapes audit discipline.