Sutra 5

Devanagari script

सूतमागधव्रात्यरथकाराणामैश्वर्यतो विभागः ॥ कZ_०३.६.१४ ॥

Transliteration

sūtamāgadhavrātyarathakārāṇāmaiśvaryato vibhāgaḥ

Translation

For sūta, māgadha, vrātya, and rathakāra groups, division (of inheritance) is according to aiśvarya (their standing/capacity/means).

Word by Word

• सूत: charioteers / royal drivers (the Sūta class)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/षष्ठी बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपदत्वात् मूलरूप-निर्देशः)

• मागध: bards/panegyrists (the Māgadha class)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मागध
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/षष्ठी बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपदत्वात् मूलरूप-निर्देशः)

• व्रात्य: Vrātyas (a specified social group/class)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रात्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/षष्ठी बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपदत्वात् मूलरूप-निर्देशः)

• रथकार: chariot-makers / wheelwrights (the Rathakāra class)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथकार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/षष्ठी बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपदत्वात् मूलरूप-निर्देशः)

• ऐश्वर्यतः: on the basis of wealth/status; according to affluence
• Type: Noun (ablatival adverb)
• Root: ऐश्वर्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘-तः’ (कारण/आधारार्थे)

• विभागः: classification / apportionment / division
• Type: Noun (action noun)
• Root: वि-भज्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; भाववाचकः (विभाग = विभाजन/विनियोग)

Entities Mentioned

• sūta
• māgadha
• vrātya
• rathakāra

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FAQs

What does ‘aiśvaryataḥ’ imply as a policy instrument?

A flexible, capacity/standing-based metric allowing officials to align division with recognized social-economic realities of particular groups, rather than a single rigid formula.