Sutra 15
Devanagari script
क्षेत्रविवादं सामन्तग्रामवृद्धाः कुर्युः ॥ कZ_०३.९.१५ ॥
Transliteration
kṣetravivādaṃ sāmantagrāmavṛddhāḥ kuryuḥ
Translation
ਖੇਤ/ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਵਿਵਾਦ ਦਾ ਫ਼ੈਸਲਾ ਪੜੋਸੀ ਜ਼ਮੀਨਦਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਪਿੰਡ ਦੇ ਬਜ਼ੁਰਗ ਕਰਨ।
Word by Word
क्षेत्रविवादम्a dispute concerning a field/land
क्षेत्रविवादम्:
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेत्र; विवाद
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्मपदम्)
सामन्तग्रामवृद्धाःthe local feudatories/chiefs and the village elders
सामन्तग्रामवृद्धाः:
TypeNoun
Rootसामन्त; ग्राम; वृद्ध
Formपुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा (कर्तृपदम्)
कुर्युःshould do / should conduct (the settlement)
कुर्युः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थे/विधिलिङ्गार्थे), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन
Entities Mentioned
S
sāmanta (neighbors/adjacent proprietors)G
grāmavṛddha (village elders)FAQs
Because boundaries, usage, and possession are best known locally; relying on neighbors and elders reduces information costs and improves evidentiary reliability.