Sutra 10

Devanagari script

तेषां पण्यपत्तनग्रामखनिसंजातेन रत्नसारफल्गुकुप्येन द्रव्यहस्तिवनव्रजसमुत्थेन यानवाहनेन वा यद्बहुश उपकरोति तच्चित्रभोगम् ॥ कZ_०७.१६.१० ॥

Transliteration

teṣāṃ paṇyapattanagrāmakhanisaṃjātena ratnasāraphalgukupyena dravyahastivanavrajasamutthena yānavāhanena vā yadbahuśa upakaroti tac citrabhogam

Translation

Pour eux, tout ce qui apporte une aide de façon répétée — provenant des marchés, des villes, des villages, des mines ; des joyaux, des métaux et des biens mineurs ; de l’argent, des éléphants, des forêts et des troupeaux ; ou du transport et des véhicules — doit être considéré comme un « revenu/bénéfice bigarré » (citra-bhoga).

Word by Word

तेषाम्of them / their

पण्यmerchandise / goods for sale

पत्तनport / trading town

ग्रामvillage

खनिmine

संजातेनproduced/obtained (arising) from

रत्नjewels / precious items

सारessence / valuable produce

फल्गुminor / low-value

कुप्येनwith valuables—jewels, essences, minor goods, and base/secondary commodities

द्रव्यwealth / goods

हस्तिelephants

वनforest

व्रजcattle-range / herd-station

समुत्थेनarisen/derived (originating) from

यानvehicles

वाहनेनwith conveyances (vehicles and transport means)

वाor

यत्that which

बहुशःin many ways / abundantly

उपकरोतिis of service / benefits / contributes

तत्that

चित्रभोगम्a diversified/variegated benefit (complex enjoyment/revenue)

Entities Mentioned

markets

towns/ports

villages

mines

commodities

elephants

forests

herds

transport assets

FAQs

What is 'citra-bhoga' in administrative terms here?

A diversified stream of support—often in-kind and recurring—sourced from multiple economic nodes and resource sectors.

Why list so many resource categories?

To operationalize assessment: the state should recognize and account for non-cash contributions (logistics, elephants, forest produce) as real strategic support.