Sutra 8
Devanagari script
तेषामध्यक्षाः शुद्धाः काकणीरक्षांश्च स्थापयेयुः ॥ कZ_०३.२०.०८ ॥
Transliteration
teṣām adhyakṣāḥ śuddhāḥ kākaṇīrakṣāṃś ca sthāpayeyuḥ
Translation
Over them, supervisors of proven integrity should be appointed, and guards for the smallest stakes (kākaṇī) should also be stationed.
Word by Word
तेषाम्of them; their
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural), पुं/नपुं (contextual)
अध्यक्षाःsuperintendents; overseers
अध्यक्षाः:
TypeNoun
Rootअधि+ईक्ष् (→ अध्यक्ष)
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural), पुंलिङ्ग
शुद्धाःpure; clean; unimpeached
शुद्धाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशुध्/शुच् (→ शुद्ध)
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषणम् (qualifying अध्यक्षाः)
काकणी-रक्षान्guards for (even) kākaṇī-level amounts; petty-sum guards
काकणी-रक्षान्:
TypeNoun
Rootकाकणी + रक्षिन्/रक्षा (→ रक्षान्)
Formद्वितीया-बहुवचनम् (Accusative plural), पुंलिङ्ग; कर्मपदम्
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
स्थापयेयुःshould establish; should appoint; should post
स्थापयेयुः:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (causative: स्थापय-)
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; धातुः: √स्था; णिच् (causative)
Entities Mentioned
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adhyakṣa (superintendent)K
kākaṇī (small coin/stake)FAQs
Even low-value stakes require protection and monitoring, because small-scale cheating can scale into systemic disorder and loss of trust in regulated venues.