Sutra 32

Devanagari script

क्षिपेज्जनपदे चैतान् सर्वान्वा दापयेत्करान् ॥ कZ_०२.४.३२च्द् ॥

Transliteration

kṣipej janapade caitān sarvān vā dāpayet karān

Translation

അവരെ ഗ്രാമപ്രദേശത്തേക്ക് പുറത്താക്കണം; അല്ലെങ്കിൽ എല്ലാവരെയും നികുതി അടയ്ക്കാൻ നിർബന്ധിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• क्षिपेत्: he should expel / banish
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप्
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थे), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः क्षिप् (VI), अर्थः—प्रक्षेपणे/निक्षेपणे/निर्वासने (contextual: expel/banish)

• जनपदे: in the countryside / in the province
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनपद
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (स्थानाधिकरणे)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्ययम्

• एतान्: these (persons)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• सर्वान्: all (of them)
• Type: Adjective/Pronoun
• Root: सर्व
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; एतान् इति विशेषणम्

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्ययम्

• दापयेत्: he should cause (them) to pay / have (them) pay
• Type: Causative Verb
• Root: दा (णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (संभावना/विधान), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः दा (III) + णिच् (दापय-) = ‘to cause to give/collect’

• करान्: taxes / dues
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; दापयेत् इत्यस्य कर्म

Entities Mentioned

• disruptive outsiders
• janapada (countryside/district)

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FAQs

Why pair expulsion with taxation as options?

Both reduce threat: expulsion removes proximity to power; compulsory levies impose cost, discourage congregation, and create administrative traceability through revenue records.