Arthashastra — Adhyakshaprachara, Sutra 60

Devanagari script

अङ्गारांस्तुषान् लोहकर्मान्तभित्तिलेप्यानां हारयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.१५.६० ॥

Transliteration

aṅgārāṃs tuṣān loha-karmānta-bhitti-lepyānāṃ hārayet

Translation

Ele deverá fornecer carvão e casca (husk) para as ferrarias e para o reboco/revestimento de paredes.

Word by Word

• अङ्गारान्: charcoal/embers
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-बहुवचन

• तुषान्: husks/chaff
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-बहुवचन

• लोहकर्मान्तभित्तिलेप्यानाम्: (materials) for plastering the walls of iron-working workshops
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: लोहकर्मान्त-भित्ति-लेप्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार/द्रव्यवाचक-प्रयोग), षष्ठी-बहुवचन; ‘...-लेप्य’ = लेपनयोग्य (to be plastered)

• हारयेत्: should have (them) removed / should cause to be taken away
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (√हृ)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ्-प्रयोग (आज्ञार्थ/विध्यर्थ), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense: ‘to cause to be taken away/removed’

Entities Mentioned

• charcoal
• husk
• ironworks
• construction/plastering works

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FAQs

What is the governance point of listing charcoal and husk?

To specify permitted inputs and their sanctioned end-uses, enabling stock accounting and preventing diversion.