Sutra 27
Devanagari script
रूपाजीवा भोगद्वयगुणं मासं दद्युः ॥ कZ_०२.२७.२७ ॥
Transliteration
rūpājīvā bhogadvayaguṇaṃ māsaṃ dadyuḥ.
Translation
रूपाजीवा भोगद्वयगुणं मासं दद्युः।
Word by Word
रूपाजीवाःthose who live by (their) beauty/appearance; courtesans/prostitutes (as a class)
रूपाजीवाः:
TypeNoun
Rootरूपाजीव
Formपुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (व्यवहारतः पुं. बहुवचन-प्रयोग), प्रथमा बहुवचन; ‘रूपेण जीवति’ इति रूपाजीव-शब्दः
भोग-द्वय-गुणम्equal to twice the (prescribed) enjoyment/fee (i.e., double)
भोग-द्वय-गुणम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootगुण
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘भोगस्य द्वयस्य गुणः’ = भोगद्वयगुण; ‘मासम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
मासम्for a month; a month (as the period/measure)
मासम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमास
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; काल-परिमाण (एक मास)
दद्युःthey should give/pay
दद्युः:
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थे/विधिलिङ्-सदृश विधि), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; √दा → दद्युः
Entities Mentioned
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rūpājīva (beauty-based earners)S
state treasury (implied)FAQs
He converts socially visible, monetizable activities into predictable monthly revenue streams through category-based levies.