Sutra 11

Devanagari script

द्रव्याणामाधानं विक्रयं च कुर्यात् ॥ कZ_०३.२०.११ ॥

Transliteration

dravyāṇām ādhānaṃ vikrayaṃ ca kuryāt

Translation

He (the superintendent) shall manage the depositing/holding of valuables and also their sale.

Word by Word

• द्रव्याणाम्: of goods/commodities (property)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural), नपुंसकलिङ्गम्

• आधानम्: stocking/placing in store (depositing)
• Type: Verbal noun (Kṛdanta)
• Root: आ-धा
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; ल्युट्-प्रत्ययान्त (action noun): ‘placing/stocking/depositing’

• विक्रयम्: sale
• Type: Verbal noun (Kṛdanta)
• Root: वि-क्रि
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; घञ्/अच्-प्रत्ययान्त भाव/कर्मवाचक संज्ञा: ‘sale’

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (coordinative conjunction)

• कुर्यात्: should do / should undertake
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातु: कृ (to do)

Entities Mentioned

• adhyakṣa (implied)

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FAQs

Why would the superintendent handle deposits and sales?

Centralizing custody and transactions reduces private tampering, enables record-keeping, and makes enforcement and revenue collection administratively feasible.