Sutra 5

Devanagari script

व्याधिदुर्भिक्षयोर्व्याधिः प्रेतव्याधितोपसृष्टपरिचारकव्यायामोपरोधेन कर्माण्युपहन्ति दुर्भिक्षं पुनरकर्मोपघाति हिरण्यपशुकरदायि च इत्याचार्याः ॥ कZ_०८.४.०५ ॥

Transliteration

vyādhidurbhikṣayorvyādhiḥ pretavyādhitopasṛṣṭaparicārakavyāyāmoparodhena karmāṇyupahanti durbhikṣaṃ punarakarmopaghāti hiraṇyapaśukaradāyi ca ityācāryāḥ

Translation

Di antara penyakit dan kelaparan, para guru mengatakan: penyakit merusak pekerjaan karena para pelayan terhalang aktivitasnya oleh perawatan terhadap orang mati, orang sakit, dan yang tertimpa; sedangkan kelaparan menghentikan pekerjaan dan juga menghasilkan pemasukan berupa emas, ternak, dan pajak.

Word by Word

व्याधि-दुर्भिक्षयोःof (the two:) disease and famine

व्याधिःdisease

प्रेत-व्याधित-उपसृष्ट-परिचारक-व्यायाम-उपरोधेनby the obstruction (caused) by attendants who are afflicted through contact with the dead and the sick, and by the stoppage of physical labour

कर्माणिworks; activities

उपहन्तिthey harm; they impair

दुर्भिक्षम्famine

पुनःagain; on the other hand

अकर्म-उपघातिcausing the destruction/cessation of work

हिरण्य-पशु-कर-दायिyielding gold, livestock, and taxes

चand

इतिthus

आचार्याःthe teachers (authorities)

Entities Mentioned

ācāryāḥ (teachers)

paricāraka (caregivers/attendants)

FAQs

Why would famine be described as ‘revenue-yielding’?

Teachers imply that scarcity can trigger compulsory collections/levies in cash or kind; the state may still extract, even while economic activity suffers.