Sutra 7
Devanagari script
अष्टवर्षात्प्रभृति राज्ञः कुशीलवकर्म कुर्यात् ॥ कZ_०२.२७.०७ ॥
Transliteration
aṣṭavarṣāt prabhṛti rājñaḥ kuśīlava-karma kuryāt
Translation
ಎಂಟು ವರ್ಷದ ವಯಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ (ಗಣಿಕೆಯ ಮಗು) ರಾಜನಿಗಾಗಿ ಕುಶೀಲವ (ಕಲಾವಿದ/ಮನರಂಜಕ) ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು.
Word by Word
अष्टवर्षात्from (the age of) eight years onward
अष्टवर्षात्:
TypeNoun
Rootअष्टन्/वर्ष
Formपुं/नपुं; एकवचन; पञ्चमी (अपादान/काल-आरम्भार्थे) — ‘अष्टवर्ष’ + ‘-आत्’
प्रभृतिonwards; beginning from
प्रभृति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रभृति
Formअव्यय; ‘since, from … onwards’ (काल-आरम्भे)
राज्ञःof the king
राज्ञः:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formपुं; एकवचन; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध)
कुशीलवकर्मthe occupation of a kuśīlava (performer)
कुशीलवकर्म:
TypeNoun
Rootकुशीलव/कर्मन्
Formनपुंसक; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्म) — ‘कुशीलवस्य कर्म’ = कुशीलवकर्म
कुर्यात्should do; should undertake
कुर्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; लट्-आदेशे विधि — ‘should do/should undertake’
Entities Mentioned
K
king/stateK
kuśīlava (performer)C
child (implicit)FAQs
It converts dependent populations into trained service providers for courtly functions (ceremony, propaganda, diplomacy), while maintaining oversight and livelihood.