Sutra 15

Devanagari script

अकरदाः परत्र वसन्तो भोगमुपजीवेयुः ॥ कZ_०३.१०.१५ ॥

Transliteration

akaradāḥ paratra vasanto bhogam upajīveyuḥ

Translation

ਅਕਰਦ (ਜੋ ਕਰਦ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਨ), ਹੋਰ ਥਾਂ ਵੱਸਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਵੀ, (ਆਪਣੇ ਹੱਕ ਦੇ) ਭੋਗ/ਉਪਜ ਨਾਲ ਗੁਜ਼ਾਰਾ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ।

Word by Word

• अकरदाः: non-tax-paying (tax-exempt) persons
• Type: Noun (Adjective)
• Root: करद
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; नञ्-पूर्वकः (अ-करद) ‘करद’ = करं ददाति इति; बहुव्रीहिवत् विशेषणप्रयोगः

• परत्र: elsewhere; in another place (away from here)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र
• Form: अव्ययम्; देश/कालवाचकः—‘अन्यत्र, परलोके/परदेशे’ इत्यर्थे

• वसन्तः: living; residing
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: वस्
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तः (शतृ-प्रत्ययः) ‘वस्’ धातोः; प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः

• भोगम्: enjoyment; benefits (to be enjoyed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः

• उपजीवेयुः: should subsist; should make a living (from)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-जीव्
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; धातुः ‘जीव्’ उपसर्गः ‘उप’

Entities Mentioned

• akarada (non-karada)

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FAQs

What administrative distinction is implied by 'akaradāḥ' here?

A legally recognized class whose obligations/privileges differ from karadas; the text affirms their right to draw usufruct even without local residence, subject to the chapter’s broader controls.