Vinayaadhikaarika Adhyaya 18 Sutra 9 - Arthashastra | Malay | Vedapath

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Sutra 9

Devanagari script

पाषण्डसंघद्रव्यमश्रोत्रियोपभोग्यं वा देवद्रव्यमाढ्यविधवाद्रव्यं वा गूढमनुप्रविश्य सार्थयानपात्राणि च मदनरसयोगेनातिसंधायापहरेत् ॥ कZ_०१.१८.०९ ॥

Transliteration

pāṣaṇḍasaṃghadravyam aśrotriyopabhogyaṃ vā devadravyam āḍhyavidhavādravyaṃ vā gūḍham anupraviśya sārthayānapātrāṇi ca madanarasayogena atisaṃdhāya apaharet

Translation

Secara rahsia, setelah menyusup masuk, dia boleh merampas harta milik kumpulan ajaran sesat, harta yang dinikmati oleh pihak yang tidak berhak, harta kuil/dewa, atau kekayaan balu-balu kaya; dan dia juga boleh menipu lalu merompak kenderaan kafilah serta kapal/perahu dengan menggunakan ramuan yang memabukkan.

Word by Word

पाषण्ड-संघ-द्रव्यम्property/wealth belonging to a heretical/heterodox sect’s congregation

अश्रोत्रिय-उपभोग्यम्fit to be enjoyed/used by non-śrotriyas (non-Vedic/unauthorized persons)

वाor

देव-द्रव्यम्property belonging to a deity/temple

आढ्य-विधवा-द्रव्यम्property of a wealthy widow

वाor

गूढम्hidden/secretly stored

अनुप्रविश्यhaving entered stealthily

सार्थ-यान-पात्राणिcontainers/vessels (cargo receptacles) of a caravan’s vehicles

चand

मदन-रस-योगेनby means of an admixture/application of madana-juice (an intoxicating/deluding drug)

अतिसंधायhaving deceived/overreached (by trickery)

अपहरेत्should carry off/steal away

Entities Mentioned

pāṣaṇḍa-saṃgha (heterodox collectives)

aśrotriya (unauthorized beneficiaries)

temple/deity assets (devadravya)

wealthy widows

caravans (sārtha)

FAQs

What administrative logic underlies listing these specific asset targets (sects, temples, widows, caravans)?

They represent identifiable, often weakly protected or politically marginal asset pools that can be accessed via infiltration and deception to rapidly generate funds in crisis—though ethically fraught.