Sutra 17

Devanagari script

एतेन वणिक्पथो व्याख्यातः ॥ कZ_०७.१२.१७ ॥

Transliteration

etena vaṇikpatho vyākhyātaḥ

Translation

ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਵਣਿਕ-ਪਥ (ਵਪਾਰ ਮਾਰਗ) ਦੀ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ (ਅਰਥਾਤ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਮੁਲਾਂਕਣ ਵੀ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਹੀ ਸਿਧਾਂਤਾਂ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਵੇ)।

Word by Word

• एतेन: by this; with this; through this (means/precedent)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दः; तृतीया-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (करण/हेतु-अर्थे)

• वणिक्पथः: the merchants’ route; trade route
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथ
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; समासः = वणिजाम् पथः (वणिक् + पथ)

• व्याख्यातः: has been explained; has been set forth
• Type: Verb (PPP)
• Root: वि-आ-ख्या
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत्); पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive sense): ‘has been explained/defined’

Entities Mentioned

• merchant route
• state trade administration

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FAQs

What does ‘by this, the merchant-route is explained’ mean in policy terms?

Apply the same evaluation logic (yield, cost, access, turnover) used for mines/commodities to selecting and supporting trade routes.