Sutra 2
Devanagari script
दशकुलीं गोपो विंशतिकुलीं चत्वारिंशत्कुलीं वा ॥ कZ_०२.३६.०२ ॥
Transliteration
daśakulīṃ gopo viṃśatikulīṃ catvāriṃśatkulīṃ vā
Translation
A un gopa (oficial local de barrio) se le debe asignar a cargo de diez familias—o de veinte—o de cuarenta.
Word by Word
दशकुलीम्(a unit/charge) consisting of ten families/households
दशकुलीम्:
TypeNoun (adjectival numeral compound)
Rootदश + कुल
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; विशेषण (स्त्री. ‘…कुली’ इत्यस्य)
गोपःthe gopa (village administrative officer/overseer)
गोपः:
TypeNoun
Rootगोप
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्तृ/विधेय (वाक्ये विषयः)
विंशतिकुलीम्(a unit/charge) consisting of twenty families/households
विंशतिकुलीम्:
TypeNoun (adjectival numeral compound)
Rootविंशति + कुल
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; विशेषण (स्त्री. ‘…कुली’ इत्यस्य)
चत्वारिंशत्कुलीम्(a unit/charge) consisting of forty families/households
चत्वारिंशत्कुलीम्:
TypeNoun (adjectival numeral compound)
Rootचत्वारिंशत् + कुल
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; विशेषण (स्त्री. ‘…कुली’ इत्यस्य); आन्त्य-सन्धिः: चत्वारिंशत् + कुलीम् → चत्वारिंशत्कुलीम्
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formअव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)
Entities Mentioned
G
Gopa (local officer)H
Households/families (kula)FAQs
It fixes a manageable span of control, enabling routine verification of residents and quicker detection of crime, migration, and tax evasion.