Arthashastra 3.2.32: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 32
Devanagari script
कामकरणीयमपि स्त्रीधनं विन्दमाना पुत्रसंस्थं कुर्यात् ॥
Transliteration
kāmakaraṇīyam api strīdhanaṃ vindamānā putrasaṃsthaṃ kuryāt
Translation
कामकरणीयमपि स्त्रीधनं विन्दमाना पुत्रसंस्थं कुर्यात्।
Word by Word
कामकरणीयम्(even if it is) to be done for pleasure / a matter of desire
कामकरणीयम्:
TypeAdjective (Kṛdanta)
Rootकृ (करण) / काम (इच्छा)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; कृदन्त-विशेषण: करणीय (gerundive, ‘to be done’), ‘कामस्य करणीयम्’ = ‘to be done as desired/for pleasure’
अपिeven, although
अपि:
TypeParticle
Rootअपि
Formनिपात; concessive ‘even/although’
स्त्रीधनम्woman’s property (strīdhana)
स्त्रीधनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootधन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘स्त्रियाः धनम्’
विन्दमानाwhile finding/obtaining
विन्दमाना:
TypeVerb (Participle)
Rootविद् (विन्दति)
Formवर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्), आत्मनेपदी-प्रयोग; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; ‘finding/obtaining’ (agreeing with implied ‘she’ = स्त्री)
पुत्रसंस्थम्(as) vested/settled in the son
पुत्रसंस्थम्:
TypeAdjective/Noun (compound)
Rootसंस्था (from सम्-स्था)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; ‘पुत्रे संस्थम्’ / ‘पुत्रस्य संस्थम्’ = ‘placed/settled with the son; vested in the son’ (qualifies the object understood with कुर्यात्)
कुर्यात्should make/should arrange
कुर्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should make/should arrange’
Entities Mentioned
W
woman (property-holder)S
sonsFAQs
It prioritizes predictable succession and child maintenance over consumption, reducing later inheritance disputes and dependency.
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