Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 35 Sutra 11 - Arthashastra | Kannada | Vedapath

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Sutra 11

Devanagari script

एवं वैदेहकव्यञ्जनाः स्वभूमिजानां राजपण्यानां खनिसेतुवनकर्मान्तक्षेत्रजानां प्रमाणमर्घं च विद्युः ॥ कZ_०२.३५.११ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ vaidehakavyañjanāḥ svabhūmijānāṃ rājapaṇyānāṃ khanisetuvanakarmāntakṣetrajānāṃ pramāṇam arghaṃ ca vidyuḥ

Translation

ಹೀಗೆ ವೈದೇಹಕ (ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆ/ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ) ಏಜೆಂಟರು ರಾಜ್ಯದೊಳಗೆ ಉತ್ಪಾದನೆಯಾಗುವ ರಾಜಪಣ್ಯಗಳ—ಗಣಿಗಳು, ನೀರಾವರಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳು, ಅರಣ್ಯಗಳು, ರಾಜ್ಯ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಗಾರಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಕೃಷಿಭೂಮಿಗಳು—ಇವುಗಳ ಮಾನಕ ಅಳತೆಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ನ್ಯಾಯಸಮ್ಮತ ಬೆಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದಿರಬೇಕು।

Word by Word

एवम्thus; in this manner

वैदेहक-व्यञ्जनाःthe Vaidehaka ‘vyāñjanas’ (Vaidehaka intermediaries/agents)

स्व-भूमिजानाम्of those produced in one’s own land (local produce)

राज-पण्यानाम्of royal/state merchandise

खनि-सेतु-वन-कर्मान्त-क्षेत्र-जानाम्of (goods) arising from mines, irrigation works, forests, workshops/industrial establishments, and fields

प्रमाणम्the standard/measure (proper measure/verification)

अर्घम्the price/value

चand

विद्युःshould know/ascertain

Entities Mentioned

Samāhartṛ (implied supervisory chain)

Vaidehaka agents

Royal/state commodities

Mines

Irrigation works (setu)

Forests

State workshops (karmānta)

Agricultural lands

FAQs

Why must agents know both pramāṇa (measure) and argha (price) for state goods?

To prevent leakage through under-measurement/overpricing, enable accurate revenue accounting, and enforce uniform market standards across state supply chains.