Sutra 4

Devanagari script

यथासेतुभोगं वेश्म कारयेत् ॥ कZ_०३.८.०४ ॥

Transliteration

yathāsetubhogaṃ veśma kārayet

Translation

सेतु-संबंधी भोग/अधिकार (नहर, तटबंध आदि) के अनुसार घर बनवाना चाहिए।

Word by Word

• यथा: as; according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक ("as, according to")

• सेतु: a dam/embankment; irrigation works
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (contextually in compound); meaning: dam/embankment/irrigation-works

• भोगम्: use; enjoyment; benefit (extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; object of implied measure/extent ("enjoyment/use/benefit")

• यथा-सेतु-भोगम्: in proportion to/according to the benefit from the irrigation works
• Type: Indeclinable (adverbial compound)
• Root: (compound)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय 'यथा' + (सेतु-भोग) → adverbial: 'according to the (dam/irrigation) benefit/usage'

• वेश्म: a house; dwelling
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; 'house/dwelling' (object of causative verb)

• कारयेत्: he should have (it) made; should cause (it) to be constructed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: णिच् (causative) कारय-; विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थे (optative/imperative sense); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; 'should cause to be made/constructed'

Entities Mentioned

• setu (public works/embankments)
• householder/builder

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FAQs

What is the administrative intent of 'setubhoga' here?

To ensure private construction does not obstruct or appropriate the functional/usage rights connected to public hydraulic works (embankments, channels, dams), i.e., to preserve easements and access for maintenance and flow.