Arthashastra — Adhyakshaprachara, Sutra 20
Devanagari script
अग्निजीविन एकस्थान्वासयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.३६.२० ॥
Transliteration
agnijīvina ekasthān vāsayet
Translation
ಅಗ್ನಿಯನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಜೀವನ ನಡೆಸುವವರನ್ನು (ಅಗ್ನಿ-ವೃತ್ತಿಯವರನ್ನು) ಒಂದು ನಿಗದಿತ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲೇ ವಾಸಿಸಲು ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು.
Word by Word
अग्निजीविनःpeople whose livelihood depends on fire (fire-using trades)
अग्निजीविनः:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootअग्नि + जीविन्
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; ‘अग्नि-जीविन्’ = अग्न्या जीवति इति (जीविन्-प्रातिपदिकम्)
एकस्थान्in one place / into a single locality (as a group)
एकस्थान्:
TypeNoun
Rootएक + स्थान
Formद्वितीया-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; ‘एकस्थान’ = एकं स्थानं यस्य/यत्र (एकस्मिन् स्थाने)
वासयेत्should cause (them) to reside / should settle (them)
वासयेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√वस् (निवासे)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; causative sense in usage: ‘वासयति’ = निवासं कारयति
Entities Mentioned
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fire-using tradesM
municipal authorityFAQs
Industrial zoning and risk clustering—keeping high-risk activities in regulated, monitorable districts.