Sutra 14

Devanagari script

संस्थानं प्रचारः शरीरावस्थापनमादानं सर्वसमुदयपिण्डः संजातं एतत्करणीयम् ॥ कZ_०२.६.१४ ॥

Transliteration

saṃsthānaṃ pracāraḥ śarīrāvasthāpanam ādānaṃ sarva-samudaya-piṇḍaḥ saṃjātaṃ etat karaṇīyam

Translation

As “pending” are counted: establishing arrangements/units (saṃsthāna), initiating operations/movement (pracāra), maintaining personnel/establishments (śarīrāvasthāpana), collections to be taken (ādāna), and the total aggregate of expected revenues that has arisen/been assessed (sarva-samudaya-piṇḍa) — these constitute what remains to be done.

Word by Word

• संस्थानम्: organization/structure (of the state/territory)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्था (√स्था)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

• प्रचारः: movement/inspection; circulation (incl. intelligence activity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √चर (प्र + चर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• शरीर-अवस्थापनम्: establishing/arranging the ‘body’ (personnel/corps); deployment
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव + √स्था (अवस्थापन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; समासः: शरीरस्य अवस्थापनम्

• आदानम्: taking/collection (esp. revenue collection)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + √दा
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

• सर्व-समुदय-पिण्डः: the aggregate total (sum) of all accruals/resources
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; समासः: सर्वस्य समुदयस्य पिण्डः / सर्वसमुदायः पिण्डरूपः

• संजातम्: arisen/produced/formed
• Type: Verb (Kṛdanta)
• Root: सम् + √जन्
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘उत्पन्नम्/सम्भूतम्’

• एतत्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

• करणीयम्: to be done; should be carried out
• Type: Verbal adjective (Gerundive)
• Root: √कृ (करणीय)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (अनीयर्/यत्-भाव), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्

Entities Mentioned

• state establishments
• revenue collectors (implicit)

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FAQs

How does this sutra help prevent misreporting in administration?

It explicitly lists categories that must remain 'pending' until actually executed/collected, limiting premature credit-claiming.

What is the managerial meaning of 'sarva-samudaya-piṇḍa' here?

A consolidated assessed target/expected total of revenues—useful for planning and variance checks.