Arthashastra 3.2.22: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 22

Devanagari script

निवेशकालं हि दीर्घप्रवासे व्याख्यास्यामः ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.2.22

Transliteration

niveśakālaṃ hi dīrghapravāse vyākhyāsyāmaḥ

Translation

घर बसाने का टाइम बाद में डिटेल में समझाया जाएगा, जब बात करेंगे कि पति लंबा टाइम घर से बाहर रहे।

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Word by Word

• निवेशकालम्: the time for establishing a settlement/camp (time of encampment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेश + काल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; (काल-शब्दः) ‘निवेशस्य कालः’ इति समासः
• Compound: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष
• In statecraft: निवेशकालः = निवेश/आवास-स्थापनस्य (शिबिर-स्थापनस्य) समयः; प्रस्थान-प्रवासादौ निवास-व्यवस्थापन-कालः

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: निपातः; हेतौ/निश्चये/समर्थने प्रयुज्यते

• दीर्घप्रवासे: in a long journey/extended travel
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घ + प्रवास
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी; ‘दीर्घः प्रवासः’ इति समासः
• Compound: कर्मधारय
• In statecraft: दीर्घप्रवासः = दीर्घ-यात्रा/दीर्घकालीन-प्रवासः (राजकार्य-यात्रा/सेनायात्रा-प्रसङ्गे)

• व्याख्यास्यामः: we shall explain
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + आ + ख्या
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्कालः); परस्मैपदम्; उत्तमपुरुषः; बहुवचनम्; ‘we shall explain’

Sandhi Notes

• Sandhi resolution: ‘निवेशकालं’ is a compound (निवेश + काल) with accusative singular ending -म्
• ‘दीर्घप्रवासे’ is a compound (दीर्घ + प्रवास) with locative singular ending -े
• ‘व्याख्यास्यामः’ is a single verbal form (वि-आ-ख्या + लृट्, 1pl)

Entities Mentioned

• legal code structure
• long absence (dīrghapravāsa)

Topic and Governance

Prakarana (topic)

Strīdhana (woman’s property), marital residence, and recovery/management of assets

Governance domain

Legal drafting; cross-referencing; procedural clarity

Vocabulary Breakdown

Technical Terms

FAQs

What does this sūtra reveal about Arthashastra’s legal method?

It uses internal cross-references to keep definitions consistent and to avoid repeating complex rules across sections.