Sutra 10

Devanagari script

भोगं दायमायं व्ययमायतिं च गणिकाया निबन्धयेत् अतिव्ययकर्म च वारयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.२७.१० ॥

Transliteration

bhogaṃ dāyam āyaṃ vyayam āyatiṃ ca gaṇikāyā nibandhayet ativyayakarma ca vārayet

Translation

भोगं दायमायं व्ययमायतिं च गणिकाया निबन्धयेत्; अतिव्ययकर्म च वारयेत्।

Word by Word

• भोगम्: enjoyment/consumption; the amount set aside for enjoyment (item of account)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन

• दायम्: share/allotment; what is to be given (portion, dues)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन

• आयम्: income/receipts
• Type: Noun
• Root: आय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन

• व्ययम्: expenditure/expense
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन

• आयतिम्: future income/prospective gain
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयति
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन

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

• गणिकायाः: of the courtesan
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणिका
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन

• निबन्धयेत्: should record/register (fix in writing)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निबन्ध्
• Form: लोट् (विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थे); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• अतिव्ययकर्म: acts involving excessive expenditure; overspending activity
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; समास-विग्रह: अतिव्ययस्य कर्म (अतिव्यय-सम्बन्धि कर्म)

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

• वारयेत्: should restrain/prevent
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (वारयति)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थे); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (कारणार्थक)

Entities Mentioned

• gaṇikā
• registrar/superintendent (implied)

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FAQs

What is the governance mechanism in 2.27.10?

Mandatory bookkeeping of a regulated worker’s finances, enabling audit, taxation/royalty assessment, and prevention of destabilizing extravagance.

What does ‘ativyaya’ control indicate politically?

A paternalistic regulatory state that treats certain high-cashflow occupations as fiscally and socially sensitive, warranting spending controls.