Yogavritta Adhyaya 2 Sutra 14 - Arthashastra | Portuguese | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 14

Devanagari script

चतुर्थमंशं धान्यानां षष्ठं वन्यानां तूललाक्षाक्षौमवल्ककार्पासरौमकौशेयकौषधगन्धपुष्पफलशाकपण्यानां काष्ठवेणुमांसवल्लूराणां च गृह्णीयुः दन्ताजिनस्यार्धम् ॥ कZ_०५.२.१४ ॥

Transliteration

caturtham aṃśaṃ dhānyānāṃ ṣaṣṭhaṃ vanyānāṃ tūlalākṣākṣaumavalkakārpāsaraumakauśeyakauṣadhagandhapuṣpaphalaśākapaṇyānāṃ kāṣṭhaveṇumāṃsavallūrāṇāṃ ca gṛhṇīyuḥ dantājinasyārdham

Translation

Eles tomarão um quarto dos grãos, um sexto dos produtos florestais; e (uma parte) de mercadorias comerciáveis como algodão, laca, linho/fibra de linho, fibra de casca, têxteis de algodão, lã, seda, produtos medicinais, perfumes, flores, frutos, legumes/verduras, bens de mercado, bem como madeira, bambu, carne e carne seca; e metade do marfim e das peles/couros.

Word by Word

चतुर्थम्the fourth (part)

अंशम्a share; a tax portion

धान्यानाम्of grains/cereals

षष्ठम्the sixth (part)

वन्यानाम्of forest produce

तूललाक्षाक्षौमवल्ककार्पासरौमकौशेयकौषधगन्धपुष्पफलशाकपण्यानाम्of marketable goods such as fibre, lac, linen, bark, cotton, wool, silk, medicines, fragrances, flowers, fruits, vegetables

काष्ठवेणुमांसवल्लूराणाम्of timber, bamboo, meat, and dried meat

चand

गृह्णीयुःthey should take/collect

दन्ताजिनस्यof ivory and hide/skin

अर्धम्half (a share)

Entities Mentioned

state treasury/revenue authority (implied)

producers and traders (implied)

FAQs

What does the varying share (1/4, 1/6, 1/2) indicate about Kautilya’s fiscal design?

A differentiated base-rate system: staples and renewables are taxed moderately, while high-value/strategic goods (ivory/skins) bear heavier extraction.