Sutra 3

Devanagari script

तस्योपविचारो विक्ककर्म ॥ कZ_०२.३२.०३ ॥

Transliteration

tasyopavicāro vikkakarma

Translation

ਉਸ ਦੀ ਅਗਲੀ ਸੰਭਾਲ/ਪਰਿਚਰਿਆ ‘ਵਿਕ্কਕਰਮ’ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that; its
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम् (पुं/नपुं), सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्; सम्बन्धार्थे

• उपविचारः: scrutiny; examination; consideration
• Type: Noun (action noun)
• Root: वि√चर् (चर् गतौ) उपसर्गः उप-
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग; भाववाचक-शब्दः (विचार = investigation/consideration)

• विक्ककर्म: the function/duty of the vikka (official)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (कृ धातु-सम्बद्ध)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (कर्म); समासः—विक्कस्य कर्म (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

Entities Mentioned

• trainers/mahouts (implied)

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What does the term upavicāra signal in Arthashastra-style administration?

A defined follow-on workflow after classification—i.e., once an asset type is identified, a specific SOP is mandated.