Arthashastra — Adhyakshaprachara, Sutra 15

Devanagari script

तत आशताद्दशोत्तरं कारयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.१९.१५ ॥

Transliteration

tata āśatāddaśottaraṃ kārayet

Translation

मग शंभराच्या पुढे दहा-दहाने वाढ असलेले (उच्च) बाटे करावेत।

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter; from that (point)
• Type: Pronoun/Adverbial (ablative used adverbially)
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘तद्’; पञ्चमी एकवचनम् (ablative sg), अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः ‘ततः’ = ‘thereafter/from that’

• आशतात्: from the estimate/expected amount
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-शा (आशा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग ‘आशा’; पञ्चमी एकवचनम् (ablative sg) — ‘from/than expectation (estimate)’

• दशोत्तरम्: an additional ten (over and above); ten more
• Type: Adjective (numeral-based)
• Root: दश + उत्तर
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; ‘दशोत्तर’ = ‘ten more (than that)’; कर्म-विशेषणम् (object-qualifier)

• कारयेत्: he should cause (it) to be done; should have (it) imposed/collected
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (कारयति)
• Form: धातु: कृ; णिच् (causative) ‘कारय-’; विधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम् — ‘he should cause to be done/should have (it) made/levied’

Entities Mentioned

• treasury
• warehouse/commerce administration (implied)

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FAQs

What administrative need is served by extending standards beyond 100?

Bulk procurement, taxation in kind, and warehouse accounting require reliable high-capacity weights to prevent leakage and disputes.