Sutra 8

Devanagari script

तज्जातकरणाधिष्ठितः पुराणं नवं च रत्नं सारं फल्गु कुप्यं वा प्रतिगृह्णीयात् ॥ कZ_०२.५.०८ ॥

Transliteration

tajjāta-karaṇa-adhiṣṭhitaḥ purāṇaṃ navaṃ ca ratnaṃ sāraṃ phalgu kupyaṃ vā pratigṛhṇīyāt.

Translation

ਸੰਬੰਧਿਤ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਦਾ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ ਪੁਰਾਣੀਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਨਵੀਆਂ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ—ਰਤਨ, ਕੀਮਤੀ ਪਦਾਰਥ, ਛੋਟਾ ਮਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਸਧਾਰਣ/ਹੇਠਲੀ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੀਆਂ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ—ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕਰਕੇ ਹਿਰਾਸਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਵੇ।

Word by Word

• तत्: that (i.e., the said/that kind of)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्मणि)

• जात: produced, originating
• Type: Adjective (Past Passive Participle)
• Root: जन्
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; ‘born/produced’

• करण: by means of production/instrument(s)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (करणे)

• अधिष्ठितः: the superintendent/one in charge
• Type: Adjective (Past Passive Participle)
• Root: अधि-स्था
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; (कर्तरि) ‘one who is in charge/superintending’

• पुराणम्: old (goods)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: पुराण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया

• नवम्: new (goods)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: नव
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• रत्नम्: precious item, gem/valuable
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया

• सारम्: genuine, of good quality
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: सार
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया

• फल्गु: inferior, worthless/defective
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: फल्गु
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः/विशेषणवत्)

• कुप्यम्: base-metal goods, metallic articles
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुप्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय

• प्रतिगृह्णीयात्: should accept/receive (take into custody)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-ग्रह्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; ‘should accept/receive’

Entities Mentioned

• departmental officer (karaṇādhiṣṭhita)
• ratna
• sāra
• phalgu
• kupya

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FAQs

What governance principle is expressed by 'tajjāta-karaṇa-adhiṣṭhitaḥ'?

Functional specialization: each class of goods is handled by the competent office, improving expertise, traceability, and auditability.