Arthashastra 3.2.11: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 11
Devanagari script
तौ हि शुल्कहरौ दुहितुः अन्यतराभावेऽन्यतरो वा ॥ कZ_०३.२.११ ॥
Transliteration
tau hi śulkaharau duhituḥ anyatarābhāve 'nyataro vā
Translation
माँ बाप बेटी के लिए जो पैसा लेते हैं, वो शुल्क कहते हैं। अगर माँ नहीं हो तो बाप ले सकता है। या अगर बाप नहीं हो तो माँ ले सकती है।
Word by Word
तौthose two
तौ:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formsarvanāma; prathamā-vibhakti; dvi-vacana; puṁ-liṅga (contextual)
हिindeed; for
हि:
TypeParticle
Rootहि
Formnipāta; emphasis/justification
शुल्कहरौthe two toll-collectors / collectors of customs-duty
शुल्कहरौ:
TypeNoun
Rootशुल्कहर
Formprathamā-vibhakti; dvi-vacana; puṁ-liṅga; compound: शुल्कस्य हरः (collector/receiver of toll)
दुहितुःof the daughter
दुहितुः:
TypeNoun
Rootदुहितृ
Formṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti; eka-vacana; strī-liṅga
अन्यतराeither one (of the two)
अन्यतरा:
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्यतर
Formprathamā-vibhakti; eka-vacana; strī-liṅga; ‘one of the two’
अभावेin the absence (of)
अभावे:
TypeNoun
Rootअभाव
Formsaptamī-vibhakti; eka-vacana; puṁ-liṅga
अन्यतरोthe other (one)
अन्यतरो:
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्यतर
Formprathamā-vibhakti; eka-vacana; puṁ-liṅga; ‘the other (of the two)’
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formnipāta; alternative/disjunction
Entities Mentioned
M
motherF
fatherD
daughter (bride)FAQs
It prevents disputes over who may collect śulka by setting a clear default: both parents jointly, and if one is unavailable, the other acts alone.
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