Sutra 13

Devanagari script

द्रव्यहस्तिवनभोगयोर्द्रव्यवनभोगः सर्वकर्मणां योनिः प्रभूतनिधानक्षमश्च विपरीतो हस्तिवनभोगः इत्याचार्याः ॥ कZ_०७.११.१३ ॥

Transliteration

dravyahastivanabhogayor dravyavanabhogaḥ sarvakarmaṇāṃ yoniḥ prabhūtanidhānakṣamaś ca viparīto hastivanabhogaḥ ity ācāryāḥ

Translation

Antara hasil daripada ‘hutan bahan’ dan hasil daripada hutan gajah: hutan bahan ialah sumber bagi semua kerja negara dan mampu menampung simpanan yang melimpah; hutan gajah adalah sebaliknya—demikian kata para guru.

Word by Word

द्रव्यwealth; treasury resources

हस्तिelephant (resource/force)

वनforest

भोगयोःof (the two) enjoyments/uses

द्रव्यवनभोगःthe benefit/revenue from wealth and forests

सर्वकर्मणाम्of all actions/operations

योनिःsource; origin

प्रभूतabundant

निधानstore; reserve

क्षमःcapable

चand

विपरीतःopposite; contrary

हस्तिवनभोगःthe benefit/revenue from elephants and forests

इतिthus; as follows

आचार्याःthe teachers (authorities)

Entities Mentioned

materials forest (dravyavana)

elephant forest (hastivana)

reserves/stock (nidhāna)

FAQs

Why do the ācāryas prefer the materials-forest?

Because it supplies inputs for virtually all state projects (construction, tools, transport materials) and supports stockpiling, strengthening long-term capacity.

What does 'viparīta' imply about the elephant-forest?

That it is less broadly enabling: elephants are valuable but specialized, cost-intensive, and not a universal input for all administrative works.