Sutra 22

Devanagari script

पुरुषभृतिरष्टांशः ॥ कZ_०३.१.२२ ॥

Transliteration

puruṣabhṛtir aṣṭāṃśaḥ ||

Translation

ငှားရမ်းထားသော ကိုယ်စားလှယ်/အေးဂျင့် (puruṣabhṛti) အတွက် အခကြေးငွေမှာ (အမှုနှင့်ဆိုင်သော) ပမာဏ၏ ရှစ်ပုံတစ်ပုံ ဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

• पुरुषभृतिः: wages/maintenance for workers (manpower cost)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृ (भरणे)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः—पुरुषस्य भृतिः (भरण/वेतन/भृत्यवृत्ति)

• अष्टांशः: one-eighth share
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्या) + अंश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘अष्ट’ इति संख्याविशेषणेन ‘अंश’ विशेष्यः—अष्टमोऽंशः (one-eighth part)

Entities Mentioned

• agent/representative (puruṣa)

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FAQs

What policy goal is served by fixing the agent’s fee at one-eighth?

It standardizes costs and reduces exploitation by representatives, while allowing parties to secure assistance without open-ended fees.