Sutra 5

Devanagari script

शङ्खमुक्ताग्राहिणो नौभाटकं दद्युः स्वनौभिर्वा तरेयुः ॥ कZ_०२.२८.०५ ॥

Transliteration

śaṅkhamuktāgrāhiṇo naubhāṭakaṃ dadyuḥ svanaubhir vā tareyuḥ

Translation

शङ्खमुक्ताग्राहिणो नौभाटकं दद्युः; अथवा स्वनौभिः एव तरेयुः।

Word by Word

• शङ्ख-मुक्ता-ग्राहिणः: collectors/divers who gather conch-shells and pearls
• Type: Noun (agent noun)
• Root: ग्रह् (ग्रहण)
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; -इन् प्रत्ययान्त (ग्राहिन् = ‘ग्रहणकर्ता’)

• नौभाटकम्: boat-hire / payment for use of a boat
• Type: Noun
• Root: भट (भटः) / भाटक (वेतन)
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गः

• दद्युः: they should give / should pay
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• स्व-नौभिः: with their own boats
• Type: Noun (with pronoun adjective)
• Root: नौ (नौका)
• Form: तृतीया-बहुवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्गः; स्व = सर्वनाम-विशेषणम्

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्

• तरेयुः: they should cross / should ferry across
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (तरणे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

Entities Mentioned

• conch collectors
• pearl collectors
• boats (state vs private)

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FAQs

What policy instrument is used here?

A choice architecture: pay for state boat services or self-supply transport—both keep activity legible and regulated.