Sutra 7
Devanagari script
पत्तनाध्यक्षनिबद्धं पण्यपत्तनचारित्रं नावध्यक्षः पालयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.२८.०७ ॥
Transliteration
pattanādhyakṣanibaddhaṃ paṇyapattanacāritraṃ nāvadhyakṣaḥ pālayet
Translation
ਬੰਦਰਗਾਹ ਅਧੀक्षक ਵੱਲੋਂ ਦਰਜ ਕੀਤੇ ਵਪਾਰਕ ਬੰਦਰਗਾਹ ਦੇ ਨਿਯਮ ਅਤੇ ਰਵਾਇਤੀ ਰੀਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਨੌਕਾਵਾਂ ਦਾ ਅਧੀक्षक ਲਾਗੂ ਕਰੇ ਅਤੇ ਕਾਇਮ ਰੱਖੇ।
Word by Word
पत्तनाध्यक्ष-निबद्धम्(that which is) registered/authorized by the Superintendent of the port
पत्तनाध्यक्ष-निबद्धम्:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootनिबन्ध् (नि+बन्ध्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘निबद्ध’ = ‘bound/recorded/registered’; ‘पत्तनाध्यक्षस्य निबद्धम्’
पण्य-पत्तन-चारित्रम्the customary rules/regulations of the merchandise-port
पण्य-पत्तन-चारित्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootचर् (→ चारित्र)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘चारित्र’ = आचार/व्यवहार/नियम; ‘पण्य’ + ‘पत्तन’ qualifying the ‘चारित्र’
नाव-अध्यक्षःthe Superintendent of ships
नाव-अध्यक्षः:
TypeNoun
Rootअधि+ईक्ष् (→ अध्यक्ष)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; ‘नावाम् अध्यक्षः’
पालयेत्should maintain/enforce
पालयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootपाल्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: पाल् ‘to protect/maintain/observe’
Entities Mentioned
P
pattanādhyakṣa (port superintendent)N
nāvadhyakṣa (boat superintendent)C
commercial port (paṇyapattana)FAQs
It implies formal documentation/registration—written rules and records—supporting consistent enforcement and auditability.
The port superintendent codifies/records port rules; the boat superintendent enforces them in transport operations and crossings connected to port commerce.