Sutra 12

Devanagari script

करदं तु प्रविशतः सर्वद्रव्येषु प्राकाम्यं स्यात् अन्यत्रागारात् ॥ कZ_०३.१०.१२ ॥

Transliteration

karadaṃ tu praviśataḥ sarvadravyeṣu prākāmyaṃ syāt anyatrāgārāt

Translation

ਪਰ ਜਦੋਂ ਕਰਦ (ਕਰ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ) ਐਸੇ ਪਿੰਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਾਖ਼ਲ ਹੋਵੇ, ਤਾਂ ਘਰ/ਰਿਹਾਇਸ਼ ਤੋਂ ਇਲਾਵਾ ਸਭ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹ ਆਪਣੀ ਲੋੜ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹੀ ਲੈਣ-ਦੇਣ/ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੀ ਕਰ ਸਕੇ।

Word by Word

• करदम्: tribute/tax (the due payment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करद
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्मपद)

• तु: but, however
• Type: Particle
• Root: तु
• Form: निपात; विरोध/विशेषार्थे

• प्रविशतः: enters; gains entry (into)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश्
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (प्रविशत्)

• सर्वद्रव्येषु: in all goods/assets
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-द्रव्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, सप्तमी (अधिकरण)

• प्राकाम्यम्: full discretion; unrestricted power
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राकाम्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (कर्तृ/विधेय)

• स्यात्: should be; would be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अन्यत्र: except; elsewhere than
• Type: Adverb
• Root: अन्यत्र
• Form: अव्यय; अपवादार्थे

• आगारात्: from/than the house (i.e., except the house)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगार
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, पञ्चमी (अपादान)

Entities Mentioned

• karada
• village market/community (implied)

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FAQs

What is the policy logic of allowing free access to goods but restricting houses?

The state encourages commerce and provisioning while controlling settlement/real-property claims that could alter village status, obligations, or security.