Sutra 34

Devanagari script

दत्तशुल्कं पञ्च तीर्थान्यश्रूयमाणम् दश श्रूयमाणम् ॥ कZ_०३.४.३४ ॥

Transliteration

dattaśulkaṃ pañca tīrthāny aśrūyamāṇam daśa śrūyamāṇam

Translation

śulka ကို ပေးချေပြီးသားဖြစ်လျှင်—သူ့သတင်းမကြားရပါက tīrtha ၅ ခု စောင့်ရမည်၊ သတင်းကြားရနေပါက tīrtha ၁၀ ခု စောင့်ရမည်။

Word by Word

• दत्तशुल्कम्: (goods) on which the toll/customs has been paid
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: दा (दाने) + शुल्क
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; दत्तं शुल्कं यस्य तत्/दत्तं शुल्कम्

• पञ्च: five
• Type: Numeral
• Root: पञ्चन्
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; (तीर्थानि इति) नपुंसकबहुवचनस्य विशेषणम्

• तीर्थानि: toll-stations / crossings (customs posts)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया (गत्यर्थे/अतिक्रमणे कर्म)

• अश्रूयमाणम्: not being announced / not being declared
• Type: Participle (verbal adjective)
• Root: श्रु (श्रवणे)
• Form: लट्-लकारे कर्मणि (passive) वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘अ-’ नञ्-प्रत्ययः

• दश: ten
• Type: Numeral
• Root: दशन्
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; (श्रूयमाणम् इति) नपुंसकएकवचनस्य विशेषणम् (दण्डपरिमाणे)

• श्रूयमाणम्: being announced / being declared
• Type: Participle (verbal adjective)
• Root: श्रु (श्रवणे)
• Form: लट्-लकारे कर्मणि वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया

Entities Mentioned

• śulka

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FAQs

How do 3.4.33–34 function administratively?

They provide a predictable schedule for courts: the more complete the husband’s performance (payment), the longer the system protects the marital bond before allowing release.