Sutra 1

Devanagari script

धर्मस्थास्त्रयस्त्रयोऽमात्या जनपदसंधिसंग्रहणद्रोणमुखस्थानीयेषु व्यावहारिकानर्थान् कुर्युः ॥ कZ_०३.१.०१ ॥

Transliteration

dharmasthās trayas trayo'mātyā janapadasaṃdhisaṃgrahaṇadroṇamukhasthānīyeṣu vyāvahārikān arthān kuryuḥ

Translation

ਤਿੰਨ ਧਰਮਸਥ ਅਤੇ ਤਿੰਨ ਅਮਾਤ੍ਯ ਜਨਪਦ, ਸੰਧਿਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਣ, ਦ੍ਰੋਣਮੁਖ ਅਤੇ ਸਥਾਨੀਯ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਾਸਕੀ ਇਕਾਈਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਆਂਕਾਰੀ (ਵਿਵਹਾਰ) ਚਲਾਉਣ।

Word by Word

• धर्मस्थाः: judges; judicial officers
• Type: Noun (agent noun)
• Root: धर्मस्थ
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः

• त्रयः: three
• Type: Numeral (adjective)
• Root: त्रि
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः

• त्रयः: three
• Type: Numeral (adjective)
• Root: त्रि
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः

• अमात्याः: ministers; state officials
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमात्य
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः

• जनपद-सन्धि-संग्रहण-द्रोणमुख-स्थानीयेषु: in the janapada, frontier-posts, collection/tax-receipt centres, droṇamukha centres, and local stations
• Type: Noun (locative plural; compound)
• Root: जनपद/सन्धि/संग्रहण/द्रोणमुख/स्थानीय
• Form: सप्तमी-बहुवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गे (स्थानीय-शब्दः); अधिकरणे सप्तमी

• व्यावहारिकान्: pertaining to legal disputes; judicial
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: व्यावहारिक
• Form: द्वितीया-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; कर्मपद (अनर्थान् विशेषयति)

• अनर्थान्: wrongs; irregularities; misdeeds
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनर्थ
• Form: द्वितीया-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; कर्म

• कुर्युः: should do; should carry out
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: लोट् (विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थे), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

Entities Mentioned

• Dharmasthas (judges)
• Amatyas (ministers)
• janapada
• saṃdhisaṃgrahaṇa
• droṇamukha
• sthānīya

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Why pair three Dharmasthas with three ministers in local justice administration?

It blends legal expertise with executive oversight, reducing capture and ensuring judgments align with both dharma-procedure and state administrative capacity.