Sutra 4

Devanagari script

स्वभूमिजानां राजपण्यानामेकमुखं व्यवहारं स्थापयेत्परभूमिजानामनेकमुखम् ॥ कZ_०२.१६.०४ ॥

Transliteration

svabhūmijānāṃ rājapaṇyānām ekamukhaṃ vyavahāraṃ sthāpayet parabhūmijānām anekamukham

Translation

राज्यात उत्पन्न झालेल्या राजकीय मालासाठी तो एकमार्गी (एक-चॅनेल) व्यवहार व्यवस्था स्थापावी; आणि राज्याबाहेरून येणाऱ्या मालासाठी बहुमार्गी (बहु-चॅनेल) व्यवस्था.

Word by Word

• स्वभूमिजानाम्: of those born in one’s own territory (locals)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (compound)
• Root: भूमि (उपपद: स्व) + √जन्
• Form: पुं/नपुं?; षष्ठी बहुवचन; ‘स्वभूमिज’ = स्वभूमौ जातः (native-born) — here used as gen. pl. qualifier

• राजपण्यानाम्: of royal/state merchandise
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: राज + पण्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन; ‘राजपण्य’ = राज्ञः पण्यं (state goods/royal merchandise)

• एकमुखम्: single-channel (having one ‘mouth/outlet’)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: एक + मुख
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘एकमुख’ = एकं मुखं यस्य (single-channel/one outlet) — agrees with ‘व्यवहारम्’

• व्यवहारम्: transactional procedure / dealing
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यवहार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्म (object) of ‘स्थापयेत्’

• स्थापयेत्: should establish / institute
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (स्थापय- causative)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ्?; विधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; causative: ‘he should establish/ordain’

• परभूमिजानाम्: of those born in another territory (foreigners)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (compound)
• Root: भूमि (उपपद: पर) + √जन्
• Form: पुं/नपुं?; षष्ठी बहुवचन; ‘परभूमिज’ = परभूमौ जातः (foreign-born) — gen. pl. qualifier

• अनेकमुखम्: multi-channel (having many outlets)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: अनेक + मुख
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘अनेकमुख’ = अनेकानि मुखानि यस्य (multi-channel/many outlets) — agrees with ‘(व्यवहारम्)’ understood by ellipsis

Entities Mentioned

• state trading authority
• domestic producers
• foreign/extra-territorial suppliers

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FAQs

Why single-channel for domestic state goods but multi-channel for foreign goods?

Single-channel domestic handling strengthens state control, standardization, and predictable revenue; multi-channel for imports improves supply resilience, reduces dependence on one foreign intermediary, and can dampen price shocks.