Vinayaadhikaarika Adhyaya 19 Sutra 29 - Arthashastra | Hindi | Vedapath

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Sutra 29

Devanagari script

तस्माद्देवताश्रमपाषण्डश्रोत्रियपशुपुण्यस्थानानां बालवृद्धव्याधितव्यसन्यनाथानां स्त्रीणां च क्रमेण कार्याणि पश्येत्कार्यगौरवादात्ययिकवशेन वा ॥ कZ_०१.१९.२९ ॥

Transliteration

tasmād devatāśramapāṣaṇḍaśrotriyapaśupuṇyasthānānāṃ bālavṛddhavyādhitavyasanyanāthānāṃ strīṇāṃ ca krameṇa kāryāṇi paśyet kāryagauravād ātyayikavaśena vā

Translation

इसलिए वह देवालयों, आश्रमों, पाषण्डों/मतों, श्रोत्रिय ब्राह्मणों, पशुधन और पुण्य/धर्मस्थानों के; तथा बच्चों, वृद्धों, रोगियों, संकटग्रस्तों, अनाथ/असंरक्षितों और स्त्रियों के कार्यों को क्रम से देखे—या विषय की गंभीरता के अनुसार तात्कालिकता से।

Word by Word

तस्मात्therefore; from that (reason)

देवताश्रमपाषण्डश्रोत्रियपशुपुण्यस्थानानाम्of deities/temples, āśramas, sectarian establishments, Veda-learned Brahmins, livestock, and sacred places

बालवृद्धव्याधितव्यसन्यनाथानाम्of children, the aged, the sick, the distressed, and the helpless

स्त्रीणाम्of women

चand

क्रमेणin order; sequentially

कार्याणिmatters; cases; tasks

पश्येत्should examine; should attend to

कार्यगौरवात्because of the seriousness of the matter

आत्ययिकवशेनor according to urgency (emergency)

वाor

Entities Mentioned

devatā-sthāna (temples)

āśrama

pāṣaṇḍa

śrotriya

paśu (livestock)

puṇyasthāna

children

elderly

sick

distressed

unprotected

women

FAQs

What administrative logic connects temples, livestock, and vulnerable persons in one list?

They represent high-sensitivity domains—social legitimacy (religious/civic institutions), economic base (livestock), and protected classes—where neglect quickly triggers disorder and reputational loss.

What is the decision rule for ordering cases?

Default sequential order, overridden by triage: handle by gravity and urgency when delay would cause disproportionate harm.