Sutra 1

Devanagari script

पारतल्पिकान् ॥ कZ_०४.५.०१ ॥

Transliteration

pāratālpikān

Translation

‘ପାରତଲ୍ପିକ’ (ଅପରାଧୀମାନଙ୍କର ଏକ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦିଷ୍ଟ ଶ୍ରେଣୀ)।

Word by Word

• पारतल्पिकान्: bed-attendants / personnel in charge of the royal bed and bedding
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारतल्पिक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; (प्रायः) विशेष्य-रूपेण—कर्मपद/उद्देश्यपद; प्रातिपदिकम्: पारतल्पिक-

Entities Mentioned

• pāratālpika (offender class)

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FAQs

Why does the Arthashastra sometimes present a single-word sūtra like 'pāratālpikān'?

It functions as a rubric/heading to define the offender-type whose methods and countermeasures are then detailed.