Arthashastra 3.4.33: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 4, Sutra 33

Devanagari script

एकदेशदत्तशुल्कं त्रीणि तीर्थान्यश्रूयमाणं श्रूयमाणं सप्त तीर्थान्याकाङ्क्षेत ॥ कZ_०३.४.३३ ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.4.33

Transliteration

ekadeśadattaśulkaṃ trīṇi tīrthāny aśrūyamāṇaṃ śrūyamāṇaṃ sapta tīrthāny ākāṅkṣeta

Translation

जब लड़के वाले सिर्फ थोड़ा पैसा दिए हो। अगर कोई उसका कोई पता नहीं, तो लड़की तीन तीर्थ तक वेट करे। अगर उसका पता चल रहा हो, तो सात तीर्थ तक वेट करे।

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Word by Word

• एकदेशदत्तशुल्कम्: a duty/toll that has been paid only at one place/part (i.e., partially paid duty)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुल्क (with qualifiers: एक-देश-दत्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (object of आकाङ्क्षेत); compound: एकः देशः (part/portion) + दत्त (given/paid) + शुल्क (toll/duty)

• त्रीणि: three
• Type: Numeral (Adjective)
• Root: त्रि
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया; agrees with तीर्थानि

• तीर्थानि: toll-stations / checkpoints
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया; object with numeral त्रीणि

• अश्रूयमाणम्: not being reported / not being heard of
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: श्रु (with negation a-)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि (passive) शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; used adverbially/qualificatively: ‘when not being heard/when not reported’

• श्रूयमाणम्: being reported / being heard of
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: श्रु
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि (passive) शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; used adverbially/qualificatively: ‘when being heard/when reported’

• सप्त: seven
• Type: Numeral (Adjective)
• Root: सप्तन्
• Form: indeclinable numeral; qualifies तीर्थानि

• तीर्थानि: toll-stations / checkpoints
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया; object with numeral सप्त

• आकाङ्क्षेत: should demand / should levy
• Type: Verb
• Root: काङ्क्ष् (आ-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should demand/should expect/should require’

Entities Mentioned

• śulka (marriage consideration)

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FAQs

Why does śulka payment affect the waiting period?

It treats the marital tie partly as an enforceable obligation with consideration; incomplete payment weakens the husband’s claim and accelerates the wife’s right to exit.