Sutra 22

Devanagari script

दुर्गादीनि च कर्माणि आवाहविवाहपुत्राभिषेकाश्वपण्यहस्तिग्रहणसत्त्रयात्राविहारगमनानि चानुज्ञातः कुर्वीत ॥ कZ_०७.१५.२२ ॥

Transliteration

durgādīni ca karmāṇi āvāhavivāhaputrābhiṣekāśvapaṇyahastigrahaṇasattrayātrāvihāragamanāni cānujñātaḥ kurvīta

Translation

மேலும் கோட்டை தொடர்பானவை உள்ளிட்ட முக்கிய செயல்கள்—படையை அழைத்தல்/திரட்டல், திருமண கூட்டணி, மகனுக்கு அபிஷேகம், குதிரை வாணிபம், யானைகளைப் பிடித்தல்/அடைவது, சத்திர யாகங்கள், தீர்த்தயாத்திரை, பொழுதுபோக்கு சுற்றுலா, பயணம்—இவை அனைத்தும் அனுமதி பெற்ற பின்பே செய்ய வேண்டும்।

Word by Word

दुर्गादीनिfort-related and other (state) works

चand

कर्माणिacts, works, duties

आवाहinvitation/summoning (as in marriage rites)

विवाहmarriage

पुत्रson

अभिषेकconsecration, coronation

अश्वhorse

पण्यmerchandise, saleable goods

हस्तिelephant

ग्रहणseizure, capture, taking possession

सत्त्रa sacrificial session/rite (sattra)

यात्राprocession, expedition, journey

विहारrecreation, outing

गमनानिgoings, travels, movements

चand

अनुज्ञातःhaving been permitted/authorized

कुर्वीतshould do/should carry out

Entities Mentioned

forts

heir/son

horses

elephants

FAQs

Why are marriages, heir-consecration, horses, and elephants grouped with forts?

They are strategic capacity multipliers—alliances, legitimacy, mobility, and shock power—so they must be controlled by the sovereign/patron to prevent independent power centers.

What administrative principle is implied by ‘anujñātaḥ kurvīta’?

A permission-based governance model for high-impact actions: major political, military, and resource moves require prior approval to maintain centralized control and accountability.