Sutra 19
Devanagari script
दशपणिको योजने दूतो मध्यमः दशोत्तरे द्विगुणवेतन आयोजनशतादिति ॥ कZ_०५.३.१९ ॥
Transliteration
daśapaṇiko yojane dūto madhyamaḥ daśottare dviguṇavetana āyojanaśatād iti
Translation
A messenger of the middle grade is to be paid ten (paṇas) per yojana; beyond ten (yojanas) the wage is doubled—thus up to one hundred yojanas.
Word by Word
दशपणिकःhaving a wage of ten paṇas (ten-paṇa-rated)
दशपणिकः:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootपण
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘दशपण’ (दश + पण) + -इक (तद्धित, ‘इतने पणों वाला/इतने पणों का’)
योजनेin/for a yojana (as a distance unit)
योजने:
TypeNoun
Rootयोजन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-एकवचन (अधिकरण); ‘योजन’ = दूरी-मान
दूतःthe messenger (envoy)
दूतः:
TypeNoun
Rootदूत
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन
मध्यमः(is) of the middle grade
मध्यमः:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootमध्यम
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; दूत-श्रेणी का विशेषण
दशोत्तरेwhen (the distance is) beyond ten (yojanas)
दशोत्तरे:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootदशोत्तर
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-एकवचन (अधिकरण/परिमाण-निर्देश); ‘दशोत्तर’ = दस से अधिक (i.e., 11+)
द्विगुणवेतनःwith double pay
द्विगुणवेतनः:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootवेतन
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘द्विगुण’ (twofold) + ‘वेतन’ (wage)
आयोजनशतात्from (i.e., up to/starting at) a hundred yojanas (as the stated limit)
आयोजनशतात्:
TypeNoun
Rootआयोजनशत
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-एकवचन (अपादान); ‘आयोजन’ (योजन-पर्यन्त/योजन-गणना, distance) + ‘शत’ (hundred)
इतिthus
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formअव्यय; उद्धरण/नियम-समाप्ति सूचक
Entities Mentioned
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dūtaFAQs
Output-based compensation: pay scales with measurable workload (distance), enabling predictable budgeting and motivating timely delivery.
To price in higher marginal costs and risks (time, security, opportunity cost) for longer missions, ensuring willingness and reliability.