Sutra 10

Devanagari script

वणिजो रूपाजीवाश्चानुमहापथम् ॥ कZ_१०.१.१० ॥

Transliteration

vaṇijo rūpājīvāścānumahāpatham

Translation

व्यापारियों और रूप/प्रदर्शन से जीविका चलाने वालों (कलाकार, मनोरंजनकर्ता आदि) को मुख्य मार्ग (आगमन-मार्ग) के किनारे बसाए/रखवाए।

Word by Word

• वणिजः: merchants, traders
• Type: Noun
• Root: वणिज्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन (कर्तृ/उद्देश्य-समूह)

• रूपाजीवाः: those who earn their livelihood by (their) appearance/beauty; appearance-based professionals
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप-आजीव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; समासः = रूपेण आजीवः येषाम्/रूपम् आजीविका यस्य (profession based on appearance/beauty)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (coordination)

• अनु: along, following
• Type: Preverb/Adverb
• Root: अनु
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; ‘along/according to/after’ अर्थे; अत्र ‘along (the route)’

• महापथम्: the great road; main highway/trade route
• Type: Noun
• Root: महापथ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; समासः = महान् पन्थाः (main highway)

Entities Mentioned

• merchants
• performers/service-providers (rūpājīva)
• main road (mahāpatha)

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FAQs

Why assign merchants and entertainers specifically to the main road area?

It concentrates commerce where it is observable and taxable, keeps non-combatants away from the inner cordon, and channels movement through a controllable corridor.