Sutra 21
Devanagari script
वारिपथे तु कूलसम्यानपथयोः कूलपथः पण्यपत्तनबाहुल्याच्छ्रेयान्नदीपथो वा सातत्याद्विषह्याबाधत्वाच्च ॥ कZ_०७.१२.२१ ॥
Transliteration
vāripathe tu kūlasamyānapathayoḥ kūlapathaḥ paṇyapattanabāhulyāc chreyān nadīpatho vā sātatyād viṣahyābādhatvāc ca
Translation
वारिपथे तु कूलसम्यानपथयोः कूलपथः पण्यपत्तनबाहुल्याच्छ्रेयान्; नदीपथो वा सातत्याद्विषह्याबाधत्वाच्च।
Word by Word
वारिपथेon the water-route / in water-transport
वारिपथे:
TypeNoun
Rootवारि + पथ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी; ‘वारिपथ’
तुbut / however
तु:
TypeParticle
Rootतु
Formनिपात
कूलसम्यानपथयोःof the bank-route and the ferry/boat route
कूलसम्यानपथयोः:
TypeNoun
Rootकूल + सम्याना + पथ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्विवचन; षष्ठी; ‘कूलसम्यानपथ’ (two routes: along the bank and by ferry/boat)
कूलपथःthe bank-route
कूलपथः:
TypeNoun
Rootकूल + पथ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; ‘कूलपथ’
पण्यपत्तनबाहुल्यात्because of the abundance of merchandise and ports
पण्यपत्तनबाहुल्यात्:
TypeNoun
Rootपण्य + पत्तन + बाहुल्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; पञ्चमी; ‘पण्यपत्तनबाहुल्य’
श्रेयान्better / preferable
श्रेयान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेयस्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; तुलनात्मक (comparative)
नदीपथःthe river-route
नदीपथः:
TypeNoun
Rootनदी + पथ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; ‘नदीपथ’
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formनिपात (विकल्पार्थक)
सातत्यात्because of continuity / uninterruptedness
सातत्यात्:
TypeNoun
Rootसातत्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; पञ्चमी
विषह्याबाधत्वात्because it is hard to obstruct / because of being not easily hindered
विषह्याबाधत्वात्:
TypeNoun
Rootविषह्य + अबाधत्व
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; पञ्चमी; ‘विषह्य-अबाधत्व’
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formनिपात (समुच्चयार्थक)
Entities Mentioned
C
coastal routeO
open sea routeR
river routeP
ports (pattana)M
markets (paṇya)FAQs
Dense port/market nodes enable provisioning, commerce, and governance oversight.
They can be more regular/continuous and face fewer extreme disruptions than open sea voyages.