Arthashastra 3.13.16: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 13, Sutra 16
Devanagari script
तेनोदरदासाहितकौ व्याख्यातौ ॥
Transliteration
tenodaradāsāhitakau vyākhyātau
Translation
तेन सिद्धान्तेन उदरदासस्य आहितकस्य च प्रकरणेऽपि व्याख्या भवति।
Word by Word
तेनby that; thereby; with that (method/means)
तेन:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; तृतीया-एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (instrumental sg. of tad)
उदरदासa ‘belly-slave’, i.e., a person compelled by hunger/need to serve for food
उदरदास:
TypeNoun
Rootदास
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-द्विवचन (as part of predicate with व्याख्यातौ); compound: उदरस्य दासः = one who is a slave for his belly (i.e., for food)
आहितकa maintained/retained dependent (a person kept in service/support)
आहितक:
TypeNoun
Rootआहितक
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-द्विवचन (paired with उदरदास; predicate with व्याख्यातौ)
व्याख्यातौ(the two) have been explained/defined
व्याख्यातौ:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-आ-ख्या
Formलिट् (परिप्रयोगे/भूतार्थे); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष-द्विवचन; ‘have been explained/defined’
Entities Mentioned
U
udaradāsaĀ
āhitakaJ
judicial authority (implicit)FAQs
Extension by analogy: once a rule is stated, closely related categories are brought under the same rule to reduce loopholes and litigation.
Classification standardizes judgments on redemption, penalties, and permissible transactions, improving predictability and enforcement.
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