Sutra 22
Devanagari script
काष्ठवेणुपाषाणमृद्भाण्डपक्वान्नहरितपण्याः पञ्चकराः ॥ कZ_०५.२.२२ ॥
Transliteration
kāṣṭhaveṇupāṣāṇamṛdbhāṇḍapakvānnaharitapaṇyāḥ pañcakarāḥ
Translation
Dealers in wood, bamboo, stone, earthenware vessels, cooked food, and green produce shall pay a five (unit) tax/due.
Word by Word
काष्ठwood; wooden (goods)
काष्ठ:
TypeNoun
Rootकाष्ठ
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
वेणुbamboo; bamboo (goods)
वेणु:
TypeNoun
Rootवेणु
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
पाषाणstone; stone (goods)
पाषाण:
TypeNoun
Rootपाषाण
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
मृद्भाण्डearthen pots/vessels (earthenware)
मृद्भाण्ड:
TypeNoun
Rootभाण्ड (with मृद् as first member)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद); मृद् = ‘मृदा/मृत्तिका’ (मृद्-शब्दः) + भाण्ड
पक्वान्नcooked food; prepared foodstuffs
पक्वान्न:
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न (with पक्व as first member)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
हरितपण्याःgreen/fresh market-goods; fresh produce
हरितपण्याः:
TypeNoun
Rootपण्य (with हरित as first member)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; हरित = ‘हरित/हरितक’ (green, fresh) + पण्य (vendible commodity)
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
TypeNumeral
Rootपञ्च
Formसंख्यावाचक (अव्ययवत्), ‘कराः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
कराःtaxes; tax-levies (taxable items)
कराः:
TypeNoun
Rootकर
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन
Entities Mentioned
W
wood sellersB
bamboo sellersS
stone sellersP
potters/earthenware sellersC
cooked-food vendorsV
vegetable sellersFAQs
A lighter levy on daily necessities helps keep prices stable and avoids burdening subsistence consumption while still registering trade.