Sutra 37

Devanagari script

पाषण्डसंघद्रव्यमश्रोत्रियोपभोग्यं देवद्रव्यं वा कृत्यकराः प्रेतस्य दग्धगृहस्य वा हस्ते न्यस्तमित्युपहरेयुः ॥ कZ_०५.२.३७ ॥

Transliteration

pāṣaṇḍasaṃghadravyamaśrotriyopabhogyaṃ devadravyaṃ vā kṛtyakarāḥ pretasya dagdhagṛhasya vā haste nyastamityupahareyuḥ

Translation

Para agen yang ditugaskan untuk misi semacam itu hendaknya menyita—dengan dalih bahwa harta itu telah dititipkan kepada mereka—milik kolektif sekte-sekte sesat, harta yang dinikmati oleh orang yang tidak berwenang (aśrotriya), atau harta milik dewa/kuil; demikian pula harta milik orang yang telah meninggal atau milik rumah yang terbakar.

Word by Word

पाषण्ड-संघ-द्रव्यम्property belonging to a heretical/sectarian association

अश्रोत्रिय-उपभोग्यम्fit to be enjoyed/appropriated by non-śrotriyas (unauthorized persons)

देव-द्रव्यम्property belonging to a deity/temple

वाor

कृत्य-कराःwrongdoers; perpetrators of misdeeds

प्रेतस्यof a deceased person

दग्ध-गृहस्यof a burnt house

वाor

हस्तेin (someone’s) hand; in custody

न्यस्तम्deposited; entrusted

इतिthus (claiming)

उपहरेयुःshould take away; would steal/appropriate

Entities Mentioned

pāṣaṇḍa-saṃgha (heterodox sect collective)

deva-dravya (temple property)

aśrotriya

kṛtyakarāḥ

FAQs

What is the administrative intent of listing these asset types?

To identify socially/politically vulnerable or weakly defended asset pools (sect funds, disputed religious property, ownerless goods after death/disaster) that can be absorbed into the state treasury via controlled pretexts.

What niti concept is prominent?

Artha-hetu-prayoga (ends-driven statecraft) and kośa-vṛddhi (treasury growth) through opportunistic appropriation where enforcement costs are low and resistance is fragmented.