Sutra 24
Devanagari script
चारसंचारिणोऽर्धतृतीयशताः प्रयासवृद्धवेतना वा ॥ कZ_०५.३.२४ ॥
Transliteration
cāra-saṃcāriṇo 'rdha-tṛtīya-śatāḥ prayāsa-vṛddha-vetanā vā.
Translation
Ejen risikan bergerak (cāra-saṃcārin) dibayar 250 (unit), atau lebih jika tugasan melibatkan usaha luar biasa (elaun kesukaran).
Word by Word
चार-संचारिणःthose who move about as/among spies; spy-runners/agents engaged in spy-circulation
चार-संचारिणः:
TypeNoun (agentive)
Rootसंचर्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; -इन् (संचारिन्) कर्तरि; ‘चार’ + ‘संचारिन्’ समास
अर्ध-तृतीय-शताः(in number) two hundred and fifty (lit. two and a half hundreds)
अर्ध-तृतीय-शताः:
TypeNoun (numeral expression)
Rootशत
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; ‘शत’ (100) with fractional/ordinal components: अर्ध (1/2) + तृतीय (3rd) qualifying ‘शत’
प्रयास-वृद्ध-वेतनाःhaving wages increased for (their) exertion; paid extra for the effort
प्रयास-वृद्ध-वेतनाः:
TypeNoun (bahuvrihi adjective)
Rootवेतन
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; ‘प्रयास’ + ‘वृद्ध’ + ‘वेतन’ → ‘whose wages are increased due to exertion’
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय (alternative ‘or’)
Entities Mentioned
C
cāra-saṃcārinFAQs
A hardship/field allowance—variable pay tied to assignment difficulty.