Arthashastra 3.2.14: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 14
Devanagari script
वृत्तिराबन्ध्यं वा स्त्रीधनम् ॥ कZ_०३.२.१४ ॥
Transliteration
vṛttir ābandhyaṃ vā strīdhanam
Translation
औरत का पैसा दो तरह का होता है। एक वो जो उसकी रोज़गार के लिए है, दूसरा वो जो उसके पास हमेशा रहेगा।
Word by Word
वृत्तिःmaintenance; means of livelihood
वृत्तिः:
TypeNoun
Rootवृत् (वर्तने) / वृत्ति- (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; नाम (भाववाचक)
आबन्ध्यम्an ornament (something to be fastened/worn)
आबन्ध्यम्:
TypeNoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootआ + बन्ध् (बन्धने) → आबन्ध्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘आबन्ध्य’ = बन्धनयोग्यं/आबन्धनार्थं द्रव्यम् (ornament to be tied on)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक निपातः
स्त्रीधनम्a woman’s property (strīdhana)
स्त्रीधनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री + धन (धन- प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; समासान्त पदम्
Entities Mentioned
W
woman (wife)H
householdFAQs
Because the state’s concern is enforceable protection: either a reliable income stream (vṛtti) or an asset shielded from alienation (ābandhya) that courts can safeguard.
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