Arthashastra 3.13.29: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 13, Sutra 29

Devanagari script

सम्भाषितवेतनस्तु यथासम्भाषितम् ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.13.29

Transliteration

sambhāṣitavetanastu yathāsambhāṣitam |

Translation

Lekin agar paise ki baat pakki ho gayi hai, toh wahi paise milenge. Jo taya hua hai, wahi chalega.

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Word by Word

• सम्भाषितवेतनः: (A worker) whose wages are fixed by prior agreement
• Type: Noun (compound adjective)
• Root: सम्-√भाष् (भाष्) ; वेतन
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विशेषणम् (वेतनं यस्य तत्)
• Compound: Tatpuruṣa (Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa)
• In statecraft: सम्भाषित-वेतनः = पूर्वनिश्चित/सम्भाषणेन निश्चितं वेतनं यस्य (contracted-wage worker)

• तु: but; however
• Type: Particle
• Root: तु
• Form: निपातः; विरोध/विशेषार्थे

• यथा: as; according to
• Type: Indeclinable (adverb/conjunction)
• Root: यथा
• Form: अव्ययम्; यथार्थे/अनुरूपार्थे

• सम्भाषितम्: what has been agreed upon; as stipulated
• Type: Participle (verbal adjective)
• Root: सम्-√भाष् (भाष्)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; ‘यथा’ इत्यस्य सह—‘as agreed/spoken’
• In statecraft: सम्भाषितम् = यत् पूर्वं निश्चितं/उक्तं (agreed amount/terms)

Sandhi Notes

• सम्भाषितवेतनस्तु = सम्भाषितवेतनः + तु (विसर्गस्य ‘स्’ आदेशः परे ‘त’ इत्यादौ)

Entities Mentioned

• worker
• employer (implied)

Topic and Governance

Prakarana (topic)

Agreed wage—enforcement

Governance domain

Contract enforcement; labour adjudication

Vocabulary Breakdown

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FAQs

What principle is asserted here?

Contractual certainty: negotiated wages bind both parties and are the primary reference for adjudication.