Sutra 24
Devanagari script
मूषिककरं वा प्रयुञ्जीत ॥ कZ_०४.३.२४ ॥
Transliteration
mūṣikakaraṃ vā prayuñjīta
Translation
Or he should impose/levy a ‘rat-tax’ (a targeted cess) for rodent-control measures.
Word by Word
मूषिककरम्the ‘mouse/rat tax’ (a cess connected with controlling rats/mice)
मूषिककरम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमूषिक; कर
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; समासः—मूषिकस्य करः (कर=कर/कर-रूपः करः=कर/कर-रूपः ‘कर’ here as ‘tax/levy’), तस्य कर्मपदत्वम्
वाor; alternatively
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formअव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपातः (‘or/alternatively’)
प्रयुञ्जीतshould impose/levy; should apply (it)
प्रयुञ्जीत:
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (युजिर् योगे)
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; उपसर्गः—प्र; अर्थः—‘प्रयोगं कुर्यात्/नियोजयेत्/आचरितव्यः’
Entities Mentioned
T
tax administrationP
population/taxpayers (implied)FAQs
Create a dedicated revenue stream for a specific public-good problem (protecting harvest and granaries from rodents).