Sutra 22

Devanagari script

अग्राह्याः कर्मकालेषु कर्षका राजपुरुषाश्च ॥ कZ_०३.११.२२ ॥

Transliteration

agrāhyāḥ karmakāleṣu karṣakā rājapuruṣāś ca

Translation

Farmers and royal servants shall not be seized/arrested during their working periods (when on essential duty).

Word by Word

• अग्राह्याः: not to be seized/arrested; exempt from being taken
• Type: Adjective (used predicatively)
• Root: ग्रह् (√ग्रह्)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक: अग्राह्य (a-gerundive/योग्यताप्रत्यय -य, ‘not to be seized/attached’); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (कर्षकाः/राजपुरुषाः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• कर्मकालेषु: during work-times / at times of work
• Type: Noun (locative plural)
• Root: कर्मन् + काल
• Form: समास: कर्म-काल (‘time of work’); पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी बहुवचनम्

• कर्षकाः: farmers; cultivators
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष् (√कृष्)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक: कर्षक; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्

• राजपुरुषाः: royal servants; government officials
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + पुरुष
• Form: समास: राज-पुरुष (‘king’s man’); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

Entities Mentioned

• farmers (karṣaka)
• royal servants (rājapuruṣa)

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FAQs

What is the administrative rationale for exempting farmers and officials at work-time?

Debt enforcement is subordinated to essential state functions—revenue-producing agriculture and public administration—so coercive process cannot disrupt them.