Arthashastra 3.7.35: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 7, Sutra 35

Devanagari script

कर्मणा वैश्यो रथकारः ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.7.35

Transliteration

karmaṇā vaiśyo rathakāraḥ

Translation

തൊഴിലിന്റെ അടിസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ രഥകാരൻ (രഥനിർമ്മാതാവ്/തച്ചൻ) വൈശ്യനായി കണക്കാക്കപ്പെടണം.

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Word by Word

• कर्मणा: by work; by occupation; through (his) work
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन; (करण/हेतु-अर्थे)

• वैश्यः: a Vaiśya (man of the Vaiśya class)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• रथकारः: (is) a chariot-maker
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथकार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; रथस्य कारः = रथकारः

Entities Mentioned

• vaiśya
• rathakāra

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What administrative point is Kautilya making by calling the rathakāra a Vaiśya?

That legal status can be assigned functionally (by occupation) for purposes of rights, obligations, and adjudication—useful for standardizing treatment of occupational groups.