Sutra 8
Devanagari script
एकचरः सुवर्णपाकमणिरागहेमरूप्यपण्याकरकर्मान्तानाजीवेत् ॥ कZ_०१.१८.०८ ॥
Transliteration
ekacaraḥ suvarṇapāka-maṇirāga-hema-rūpya-paṇyākara-karmāntān ājīvet
Translation
தனியாகச் சுற்றும் (ஒற்றன்) பொன் சுத்திகரிப்பு, மணிராகம் (ரத்தின நிறமூட்டல்/செயலாக்கம்), பொன்-வெள்ளி வேலைகள், வாணிகம் மற்றும் சுரங்கங்கள் (ஆகரம்), மேலும் தொழிற்சாலைகள்/உற்பத்தி நிலையங்கள் (கர்மாந்தம்) போன்றவற்றின் மூலம் வாழ்வாதாரம் நடத்தலாம்।
Word by Word
एकचरःa lone agent/spy
एकचरः:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootचर्
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; एकः चरो यस्य सः (one who moves alone)
सुवर्णपाकgold-smelting/refining
सुवर्णपाक:
TypeNoun
Rootपच्
Formद्वितीया-बहुवचनम् (समाहार-द्वन्द्वस्य सदस्यः); सुवर्णस्य पाकः (gold-smelting/refining)
मणिरागgem colouring/tinting (gem treatment)
मणिराग:
TypeNoun
Rootरञ्ज्
Formद्वितीया-बहुवचनम् (समाहार-द्वन्द्वस्य सदस्यः); मणीनां रागः (gem-dyeing/tinting/polishing)
हेमरूप्यपण्यtrade in gold and silver goods
हेमरूप्यपण्य:
TypeNoun
Rootपण्
Formद्वितीया-बहुवचनम् (समाहार-द्वन्द्वस्य सदस्यः); हेम च रूप्यं च तयोः पण्यं (trade in gold and silver goods)
आकरmines
आकर:
TypeNoun
Rootकृ
Formद्वितीया-बहुवचनम् (समाहार-द्वन्द्वस्य सदस्यः); पुंलिङ्गः; ‘mine’
कर्मान्तान्workshops/industrial establishments
कर्मान्तान्:
TypeNoun
Rootकृ
Formद्वितीया-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; कर्मणाम् अन्ताः = कर्मस्थानानि/कार्यशालाः (workshops/industrial establishments)
आजीवेत्should earn his livelihood / should subsist
आजीवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootजीव्
Formलोट् (विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थे), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; ‘should make a living/should subsist’
Entities Mentioned
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ekacara (lone agent)M
mines (ākara)W
workshops (karmānta)FAQs
They offer portable expertise, access to cash flows and supply chains, and natural cover for travel and information-gathering across economic nodes.