Sutra 12

Devanagari script

चतुर्थे हिरण्यप्रतिग्रहमध्यक्षांश्च कुर्वीत ॥ कZ_०१.१९.१२ ॥

Transliteration

caturthe hiraṇyapratigrahamadhyakṣāṃśca kurvīta

Translation

In the fourth time-block, he should oversee receipt of money (treasury intake) and appoint/assign superintendents (adhyakṣas).

Word by Word

• चतुर्थे: in the fourth (section/book)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गे (अधिकरणे) — ‘चतुर्थे (अधिकरणे/प्रकरणे)’

• हिरण्य-प्रतिग्रह: acceptance/receipt of gold (money)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य + प्रतिग्रह
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (अध्यक्षान् इति पदस्य विशेषणम्)

• अध्यक्षान्: superintendents (department heads)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्यक्ष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचनम्; कर्मपदम्

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• कुर्वीत: should appoint / should establish
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथम-पुरुषः; एकवचनम्; वर्तमानकाल-आश्रयः — ‘he should appoint/establish’

Entities Mentioned

• hiraṇya (treasury funds)
• adhyakṣa (superintendent)

More Details

FAQs

What administrative risk is addressed by direct attention to receipts and adhyakṣas?

Leakage and capture: treasury inflows and key appointments are high-corruption nodes, so the ruler’s direct oversight deters manipulation.