Devanagari scriptस्वसेतुभ्यो हस्तप्रावर्तिममुदकभागं पञ्चमं दद्युः स्कन्धप्रावर्तिमं चतुर्थं स्रोतोयन्त्रप्रावर्तिमं च तृतीयं चतुर्थं नदीसरस्तटाककूपोद्धाटम् ॥ कZ_०२.२४.१८ ॥
Transliterationsvasetubhyo hastaprāvartimamudakabhāgaṃ pañcamaṃ dadyuḥ skandhaprāvartimaṃ caturthaṃ srotoyantraprāvartimaṃ ca tṛtīyaṃ caturthaṃ nadīsarastaṭākakūpoddhāṭam
Translationନିଜସ୍ୱ ବନ୍ଧ/ସିଚାଇ-କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରେ ସିଚିତ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ—ହାତେ ପାଣି ଉଠାଇଲେ ଜଳ-ଭାଗ ପଞ୍ଚମାଂଶ ଦେବାକୁ ହେବ; କାନ୍ଧରେ ବୋହି ଉଠାଇଲେ ଚତୁର୍ଥାଂଶ; ସ୍ରୋତ-ଯନ୍ତ୍ର/ଯାନ୍ତ୍ରିକ ଉପାୟରେ ଉଠାଇଲେ ତୃତୀୟାଂଶ କିମ୍ବା ଚତୁର୍ଥାଂଶ; ଏବଂ ନଦୀ, ହ୍ରଦ, ପୋଖରୀ/ଟାଙ୍କ, କୂଆଁରୁ ଉଠାଇଥିବା ପାଣି ପାଇଁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏହି ନିୟମ।
Word by Wordस्वसेतुभ्यःfrom/for private embankments (owned dams/levees) हस्तप्रावर्तिमम्the (water-share) measured by a ‘hasta’-standard discharge उदकभागम्a share/portion of water (water allotment) पञ्चमम्one-fifth (the fifth part) दद्युःthey should give/pay स्कन्धप्रावर्तिमम्the (water-share) measured by a ‘skandha’-standard discharge चतुर्थम्one-fourth (the fourth part) स्रोतोयन्त्रप्रावर्तिमम्the (water-share) measured by a discharge standard of a flow-device (sluice/mechanism) तृतीयम्one-third (the third part) चतुर्थम्one-fourth (the fourth part) नदीसरस्तटाककूपोद्धाटम्(a levy/share) for the excavation/opening/creation of rivers, lakes, ponds, and wells 
Entities MentionedR
revenue/irrigation officersW
water sources (river, lake, tank, well) FAQs
A differentiated user-charge: payment varies with the method/cost of supplying water, aligning fees with effort/technology and discouraging waste.