Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 7 Sutra 3 - Arthashastra | Kannada | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 3

Devanagari script

ततः सर्वाधिकरणानां करणीयं सिद्धं शेषमायव्ययौ नीवीमुपस्थानं प्रचारं चरित्रं संस्थानं च निबन्धेन प्रयच्छेत् ॥ कZ_०२.७.०३ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ sarvādhikaraṇānāṃ karaṇīyaṃ siddhaṃ śeṣam āyavyayau nīvīm upasthānaṃ pracāraṃ caritraṃ saṃsthānaṃ ca nibandhena prayacchet.

Translation

ನಂತರ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಇಲಾಖೆಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಲಿಖಿತ ವೇಳಾಪಟ್ಟಿ/ವರದಿ (ನಿಬಂಧ)ಯಲ್ಲಿ—ಮಾಡಬೇಕಾದುದು, ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಂಡುದು, ಉಳಿದಿರುವುದು, ಆದಾಯ-ವೆಚ್ಚ, ನಗದು ಸಂಗ್ರಹ (ನೀವೀ), ಹಾಜರಾತಿ/ಸ್ಥಾಪನಾ-ಬಲ, ಸಂಚಾರ/ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆಗಳು (ಪ್ರಚಾರ), ನಡತೆ ದಾಖಲೆ (ಚರಿತ್ರ), ಮತ್ತು ಕಾರ್ಯಸ್ಥಿತಿ (ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ)—ಇವನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಬೇಕು.

Word by Word

ततःthen; thereafter

सर्वाधिकरणानाम्of all departments/offices

करणीयम्what is to be done; duties

सिद्धम्accomplished; completed

शेषम्the remainder; what is left

आयव्ययौincome and expenditure

नीवीम्capital; reserve stock

उपस्थानम्attendance; reporting

प्रचारम्movement; operations; circulation

चरित्रम्conduct; record of behaviour

संस्थानम्organization; arrangement; establishment

चand

निबन्धेनby a written record; in a documented manner

प्रयच्छेत्should hand over; should submit

Entities Mentioned

sarvādhikaraṇa (all departments)

FAQs

What is the administrative purpose of requiring a 'nibandha' for all departments?

To standardize departmental reporting so the king can compare plans vs. completion, reconcile cash/balances, and detect leakage or negligence across offices.

Why are 'upasthāna' and 'pracāra' listed alongside financial items?

Kauṭilya treats financial integrity as inseparable from staffing and field activity: absenteeism and untracked movements create conditions for misappropriation.