Sutra 20
Devanagari script
तेषां हरणोपायाश्चत्वारिंशत् ॥ कZ_०२.८.२० ॥
Transliteration
teṣāṃ haraṇopāyāś catvāriṃśat
Translation
The methods of misappropriation (of these funds/goods) are forty in number.
Word by Word
तेषाम्of them; their
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural), सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्
हरणोपायाःthe means/methods of taking away (appropriating)
हरणोपायाः:
TypeNoun
Rootउपाय
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural), पुल्लिङ्गः; समास-विग्रहः: हरणस्य उपायाः
चत्वारिंशत्forty
चत्वारिंशत्:
TypeNumeral
Rootचत्वारिंशत्
Formसंख्या-शब्दः; अव्ययवत्/अव्यय-प्रयोगः (indeclinable-like numeral), ‘forty’
Entities Mentioned
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treasury/stores administration (context)FAQs
It frames corruption as systematic and inventive, prompting proactive controls, audits, and investigative checklists rather than reactive punishment alone.