Sutra 46

Devanagari script

वैदेहकव्यञ्जनो वा प्रभूतपण्यान्तेवासी व्यवहरेत ॥ कZ_०५.२.४६ ॥

Transliteration

vaidehakavyañjano vā prabhūtapaṇyāntevāsī vyavahareta ।

Translation

Or an agent in the role of a Vaidehaka (professional trader/financier) should conduct transactions as a resident pupil/boarder possessing abundant goods.

Word by Word

• वैदेहकव्यञ्जनः: the agent/representative of a Vaidehaka (Videha-merchant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेहकव्यञ्जन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः—वैदेहकस्य व्यञ्जनः (वैदेहक-व्यञ्जन)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (either/or)

• प्रभूतपण्यान्तेवासी: or an attendant/apprentice of one possessing abundant goods/capital
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभूतपण्यान्तेवासिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; अन्तेवासिन्-शब्द (इन्-प्रत्यय), समासः—प्रभूतपण्यः (बहु-पूँजी/बहु-धन/बहु-वस्तु) यस्य सः + अन्तेवासी (शिष्य/अधीनस्थ/गृहस्थ-शिष्य)

• व्यवहरेत: should transact / should conduct business dealings
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यवहृ
• Form: लोट् (विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थ-प्रयोग), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; अर्थः—व्यवहारं कुर्यात्

Entities Mentioned

• undercover commercial agent
• market participants

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FAQs

Why combine ‘antevāsī’ with ‘prabhūtapaṇya’?

The stable residence provides trust/access, while visible stock signals credibility and attracts counterparties for later exploitation.

What is the likely state objective?

To penetrate merchant networks, manipulate prices/credit, or identify and target accumulations of wealth.