Sutra 43
Devanagari script
ततो वैदेहकव्यञ्जनाः सर्वपण्यान्यायुधीयेभ्यो यात्राकाले द्विगुणप्रत्यादेयानि दद्युः ॥ कZ_०५.३.४३ ॥
Transliteration
tato vaidehakavyañjanāḥ sarvapaṇyānyāyudhīyebhyo yātrākāle dviguṇapratyādeyāni dadyuḥ
Translation
Thereafter, the Vaidehaka suppliers of condiments and other market goods should, at the time of a march, issue all commodities to the soldiery as advances recoverable at double (i.e., to be repaid in twice the quantity/value).
Word by Word
ततःthereupon; then
ततः:
TypeAdverb
Rootतद्
Formअव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः = ‘thereupon, from that (time/point)’
वैदेहकव्यञ्जनाःthe Vaidehaka-vyañjanas (a designated group/class of traders/agents)
वैदेहकव्यञ्जनाः:
TypeNoun
Rootवैदेहकव्यञ्जन
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; पुंलिङ्ग (व्यवहारतः ‘persons’); ‘वैदेहक’ (Videha-related) + ‘व्यञ्जन’ (indicator/mark; here a class-name)
सर्वपण्यानिall commodities/merchandise
सर्वपण्यानि:
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वपण्य
Formद्वितीया-बहुवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘all’ + ‘merchandise/commodities’
आयुधीयेभ्यःfrom the armoury/armed-department people (i.e., those connected with weapons)
आयुधीयेभ्यः:
TypeNoun (adjectival substantive)
Rootआयुधीय
Formपञ्चमी-बहुवचनम्; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रयोगः (समूह/जनपदवाचक); ‘belonging to the armoury/armed service’
यात्राकालेat the time of departure/expedition
यात्राकाले:
TypeNoun
Rootयात्राकाल
Formसप्तमी-एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्ग; ‘at the time of departure/expedition’
द्विगुणप्रत्यादेयानि(amounts) repayable/returnable at double (rate)
द्विगुणप्रत्यादेयानि:
TypeNoun (adjectival substantive)
Rootद्विगुणप्रत्यादेय
Formद्वितीया-बहुवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘to be repaid/returned’ qualified by ‘double’
दद्युःshould give; should pay
दद्युः:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्; 3 पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; ‘they should give’
Entities Mentioned
V
vaidehaka (suppliers/merchants)Ā
āyudhīya (troops/soldiery)FAQs
Goods are issued as recoverable advances with a fixed repayment multiple (double), creating a controlled credit system for campaign provisioning.
It standardizes repayment terms, discourages waste, and can cover risk/transport costs while keeping the arrangement administratively simple to audit.