Sutra 20
Devanagari script
मूलहरतादात्विककदर्यांश्च प्रतिषेधयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.९.२० ॥
Transliteration
mūlaharatādātvikakadaryāṃś ca pratiṣedhayet
Translation
Ia harus mencegah dan melarang para mūlahara (perampas pokok), tādātvika (penyambar seketika), dan kadarya (pemeras kikir/remeh).
Word by Word
मूलहरत्one who steals/embezzles the principal (the revenue base)
मूलहरत्:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootहृ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (कर्तरि); कृदन्त: शतृ-प्रत्यय (हरत् = ‘हरन्/हरति’), समासे ‘मूलस्य हरत्’ = ‘मूलहरत्’
आदात्विककदर्यान्corrupt collectors/receivers and miserly (base) persons
आदात्विककदर्यान्:
TypeNoun (plural)
Rootआ + दा; कदर्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास: आदात्विक + कदर्य; ‘-आन्’ कर्मपद-बहुवचन
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
प्रतिषेधयेत्should prohibit / should restrain
प्रतिषेधयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति + सिध् (प्रतिषेध) / प्रतिषिध् (denom.)
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative/denominative sense ‘प्रतिषेधं करोति’ = ‘to prohibit/stop’
Entities Mentioned
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mūlaharaT
tādātvikaK
kadaryaFAQs
It creates operational categories for surveillance and discipline—different fraud patterns require different controls.
Preventive governance: screening, supervision, rotation, audits, and deterrence to stop such actors before losses occur.