Sutra 22

Devanagari script

दुर्गादीनि च कर्माणि आवाहविवाहपुत्राभिषेकाश्वपण्यहस्तिग्रहणसत्त्रयात्राविहारगमनानि चानुज्ञातः कुर्वीत ॥ कZ_०७.१५.२२ ॥

Transliteration

durgādīni ca karmāṇi āvāhavivāhaputrābhiṣekāśvapaṇyahastigrahaṇasattrayātrāvihāragamanāni cānujñātaḥ kurvīta

Translation

ਅਤੇ ਕਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਆਦਿ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਬੰਧਿਤ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਵੱਡੇ ਕੰਮ—ਸੈਨਾ ਦਾ ਆਹਵਾਨ/ਇਕੱਠ, ਵਿਆਹੀ ਗਠਜੋੜ, ਪੁੱਤਰ ਦਾ ਅਭਿਸ਼ੇਕ, ਘੋੜਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਵਪਾਰ, ਹਾਥੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਪਕੜ/ਅਧਿਗ੍ਰਹਣ, ਸੱਤਰ-ਯੱਗ, ਤੀਰਥ-ਯਾਤਰਾ, ਵਿਹਾਰ-ਭ੍ਰਮਣ ਅਤੇ ਯਾਤਰਾ—ਇਹ ਸਭ ਕੇਵਲ ਆਗਿਆ ਮਿਲਣ ‘ਤੇ ਹੀ ਕਰਨੇ ਚਾਹੀਦੇ ਹਨ।

Word by Word

• दुर्गादीनि: fort-related and other (state) works
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; 'दुर्ग-आदि' इत्यस्य समाहारः

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• कर्माणि: acts, works, duties
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया

• आवाह: invitation/summoning (as in marriage rites)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-√वह्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (प्रायः), एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; 'आवाह' = आवाहन/आह्वान (विवाहादौ)

• विवाह: marriage
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि-√वह्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया

• पुत्र: son
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; समासे पूर्वपदत्वेन

• अभिषेक: consecration, coronation
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभि-√सिच्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया

• अश्व: horse
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; समासे पूर्वपदत्वेन

• पण्य: merchandise, saleable goods
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; 'पण्य' = विक्रेय-वस्तु

• हस्ति: elephant
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; समासे पूर्वपदत्वेन

• ग्रहण: seizure, capture, taking possession
• Type: Noun
• Root: √ग्रह्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया

• सत्त्र: a sacrificial session/rite (sattra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्र
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; यज्ञविशेषः

• यात्रा: procession, expedition, journey
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया

• विहार: recreation, outing
• Type: Noun
• Root: विहार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया

• गमनानि: goings, travels, movements
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• अनुज्ञातः: having been permitted/authorized
• Type: Verb (Participle)
• Root: अनु-√ज्ञा
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; 'अनुज्ञात' = अनुमतः/आज्ञाप्राप्तः

• कुर्वीत: should do/should carry out
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• forts
• heir/son
• horses
• elephants

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FAQs

Why are marriages, heir-consecration, horses, and elephants grouped with forts?

They are strategic capacity multipliers—alliances, legitimacy, mobility, and shock power—so they must be controlled by the sovereign/patron to prevent independent power centers.

What administrative principle is implied by ‘anujñātaḥ kurvīta’?

A permission-based governance model for high-impact actions: major political, military, and resource moves require prior approval to maintain centralized control and accountability.