Sutra 43

Devanagari script

ततो वैदेहकव्यञ्जनाः सर्वपण्यान्यायुधीयेभ्यो यात्राकाले द्विगुणप्रत्यादेयानि दद्युः ॥ कZ_०५.३.४३ ॥

Transliteration

tato vaidehakavyañjanāḥ sarvapaṇyānyāyudhīyebhyo yātrākāle dviguṇapratyādeyāni dadyuḥ

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം വൈദേഹക (മസാല/വ്യഞ്ജനം മുതലായ) വിതരണക്കാർ കൂച്ച്/യാത്രാസമയത്ത് സൈനികർക്കു എല്ലാ വിപണിവസ്തുക്കളും മുൻകൂർ ആയി നൽകണം; അവ രണ്ടിരട്ടി അളവ്/മൂല്യമായി തിരികെ ഈടാക്കാവുന്നതായിരിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereupon; then
• Type: Adverb
• Root: तद्
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः = ‘thereupon, from that (time/point)’

• वैदेहकव्यञ्जनाः: the Vaidehaka-vyañjanas (a designated group/class of traders/agents)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेहकव्यञ्जन
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; पुंलिङ्ग (व्यवहारतः ‘persons’); ‘वैदेहक’ (Videha-related) + ‘व्यञ्जन’ (indicator/mark; here a class-name)

• सर्वपण्यानि: all commodities/merchandise
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वपण्य
• Form: द्वितीया-बहुवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘all’ + ‘merchandise/commodities’

• आयुधीयेभ्यः: from the armoury/armed-department people (i.e., those connected with weapons)
• Type: Noun (adjectival substantive)
• Root: आयुधीय
• Form: पञ्चमी-बहुवचनम्; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रयोगः (समूह/जनपदवाचक); ‘belonging to the armoury/armed service’

• यात्राकाले: at the time of departure/expedition
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्राकाल
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्ग; ‘at the time of departure/expedition’

• द्विगुणप्रत्यादेयानि: (amounts) repayable/returnable at double (rate)
• Type: Noun (adjectival substantive)
• Root: द्विगुणप्रत्यादेय
• Form: द्वितीया-बहुवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘to be repaid/returned’ qualified by ‘double’

• दद्युः: should give; should pay
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्; 3 पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; ‘they should give’

Entities Mentioned

• vaidehaka (suppliers/merchants)
• āyudhīya (troops/soldiery)

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FAQs

What administrative mechanism is prescribed for supplying troops on campaign?

Goods are issued as recoverable advances with a fixed repayment multiple (double), creating a controlled credit system for campaign provisioning.

Why specify a ‘double recovery’?

It standardizes repayment terms, discourages waste, and can cover risk/transport costs while keeping the arrangement administratively simple to audit.