Sutra 9

Devanagari script

करदाः करदेष्वाधानं विक्रयं वा कुर्युः ब्रह्मदेयिका ब्रह्मदेयिकेषु ॥ कZ_०३.१०.०९ ॥

Transliteration

karadāḥ karadeṣv ādhānaṃ vikrayaṃ vā kuryuḥ brahmadeyikā brahmadeyikeṣu

Translation

करद-धारक गिरवी/बंधक रखना या बिक्री केवल करद-धारकों के बीच ही करें; ब्रह्मदेय-धारक (ब्रह्मदेय भूमि के) केवल ब्रह्मदेय-धारकों के बीच।

Word by Word

• करदाः: taxpayers / tributaries (those liable to pay revenue)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करद
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन

• करदेषु: among/with respect to taxpayers
• Type: Noun
• Root: करद
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-बहुवचन

• आधानम्: imposition / placing (of a charge/obligation)
• Type: Noun (verbal noun)
• Root: आ-धा
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; क्तिन्-प्रत्ययान्त (आधान)

• विक्रयम्: sale / alienation
• Type: Noun (verbal noun)
• Root: वि-क्रि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन (विक्रय)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• कुर्युः: they should do / may do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मदेयिकाः: brahmadeya beneficiaries / those connected with brahmadeya grants
• Type: Noun/Adjective (agent/possessor)
• Root: ब्रह्मदेयिक
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मदेयिकेषु: among/with respect to brahmadeya beneficiaries
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मदेयिक
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-बहुवचन

Entities Mentioned

• karada holders
• brahmadeya holders
• brahmadeya land

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FAQs

Why restrict sale/mortgage within the same tenure class (karada to karada; brahmadeya to brahmadeya)?

To preserve the legal and fiscal character of each land category, preventing dilution of obligations/privileges and reducing disputes over status-linked rights.