Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 7 Sutra 2 - Arthashastra | Hindi | Vedapath

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Sutra 2

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तत्राधिकरणानां संख्याप्रचारसंजाताग्रं कर्मान्तानां द्रव्यप्रयोगवृद्धिक्षयव्ययप्रयामव्याजीयोगस्थानवेतनविष्टिप्रमाणम् रत्नसारफल्गुकुप्यानामर्घप्रतिवर्णकमानप्रतिमानोन्मानावमानभाण्डम् देशग्रामजातिकुलसंघानां धर्मव्यवहारचरित्रसंस्थानम् राजोपजीविनां प्रग्रहप्रदेशभोगपरिहारभक्तवेतनलाभम् राज्ञश्च पत्नीपुत्राणां रत्नभूमिलाभं निर्देशोत्पातिकप्रतीकारलाभं मित्रामित्राणां च संधिविग्रहप्रदानादानं निबन्धपुस्तकस्थं कारयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.७.०२ ॥

Transliteration

tatrādhikaraṇānāṃ saṃkhyāpracārasaṃjātāgraṃ karmāntānāṃ dravyaprayogavṛddhikṣayavyayaprayāmavyājīyogasthānavetanaviṣṭipramāṇam ratnasāraphalgukupyānām arghaprativarṇakamānapratimānonmānāvamānabhāṇḍam deśagrāmajātikulasaṃghānāṃ dharmavyavahāracaritrasaṃsthānam rājopajīvināṃ pragrahapradeśabhogaparihārabhaktavetanalābham rājñaś ca patnīputrāṇāṃ ratnabhūmilābhaṃ nirdeśotpātikapratīkāralābhaṃ mitrāmitrāṇāṃ ca saṃdhivigrahapradānādānaṃ nibandhapustakasthaṃ kārayet

Translation

वहाँ रजिस्टर-पुस्तकों में यह दर्ज कराए—अधिकरणों/मामलों की संख्या, आवागमन, प्राप्ति और शेष; राज्य-कार्यों/उद्यमों में धन का प्रयोग, वृद्धि-क्षय, व्यय, समय-विलंब, कमीशन/अंतर (व्याजी), नियुक्तियाँ, कार्यस्थल, वेतन, बेगार (विष्टि) और माप-मान; रत्न, धातु और सामान्य वस्तुओं के मूल्य, प्रकार/वर्ण के अनुसार वर्गीकरण, माप-तौल के मानक तथा माल की हानि/क्षति का लेखा; देश-ग्राम-जाति-कुल-संघों के धर्म, व्यवहार, रीति और संस्थाएँ; राजसेवा से जीविका करने वालों के अनुग्रह/ग्रहण, क्षेत्र-आवंटन, भोग, परिहार, भत्ता, वेतन और लाभ; राजा तथा उसकी पत्नियों-पुत्रों के रत्न व भूमि-लाभ, विशेष आदेशों से तथा उत्पात/आपदा-निवारण से होने वाले लाभ; और मित्र-शत्रुओं के संधि-विग्रह, दान और प्राप्ति—इन सबको रजिस्टर-पुस्तकों में रखवाए।

Word by Word

तत्रthere; in that context/section

अधिकरणानाम्of the departments/administrative offices

संख्याप्रचारसंजाताग्रम्(with) a heading arising from numbering and promulgation/issue

कर्मान्तानाम्of the workshops/industrial establishments

द्रव्यप्रयोगवृद्धिक्षयव्ययप्रयामव्याजीयोगस्थानवेतनविष्टिप्रमाणम्the record/measure of disbursement of goods, increase, decrease, expense, processing/throughput, fraud, assignment to posts, wages, and forced labour

रत्नसारफल्गुकुप्यानाम्of jewels, valuable materials, minor goods, and base/ordinary goods

अर्घप्रतिवर्णकमानप्रतिमानोन्मानावमानभाण्डम्the record of price, classification by quality, measures, counter-check measures, weighing/overweighing, undervaluation, and containers

देशग्रामजातिकुलसंघानाम्of regions, villages, birth-groups, families/lineages, and associations

धर्मव्यवहारचरित्रसंस्थानम्the record of law, legal procedure, customary practice, and institutional organization

राजोपजीविनाम्of those who live by the king (royal dependents/servants)

प्रग्रहप्रदेशभोगपरिहारभक्तवेतनलाभम्the record of attachments, territorial allotments, enjoyment rights, exemptions, rations, wages, and gains/perquisites

राज्ञःof the king

चand

पत्नीपुत्राणाम्of (his) wives and sons

रत्नभूमिलाभम्the gain/acquisition of jewels and land

निर्देशोत्पातिकप्रतीकारलाभम्the gain arising from directives/assignments and from countermeasures to calamities/portents

मित्रामित्राणाम्of friends (allies) and enemies

चand

संधिविग्रहप्रदानादानम्the record of peace, war, giving, and taking

निबन्धपुस्तकस्थम्entered/contained in the register-book

कारयेत्should cause (it) to be made/entered

Entities Mentioned

akṣapaṭala (accounts office)

nibandhapustaka (registers)

adhikaraṇa (cases/matters)

karmānta (state works/operations)

vyaya (expenditure)

vyājī (differential/commission)

vetana (wages)

viṣṭi (corvée)

ratna/sāra/phalgukupya (classes of goods)

deśa/grāma/jāti/kula/saṃgha (polity-society units)

mitra/amitra (ally/enemy)

saṃdhi/vigraha (treaty/hostility)

FAQs

What is the administrative purpose of listing such diverse items in the nibandhapustaka?

To create a single, authoritative audit trail linking finance, operations, inventory, personnel entitlements, legal-customary governance, crisis-response actions, and foreign relations—so decisions can be verified and controlled.

Which modern governance functions are combined in this record-keeping scheme?

Treasury/accounting, procurement and inventory management, HR/payroll, compliance and legal administration, risk management, and diplomatic record management.