Arthashastra 3.2.22: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 22

Devanagari script

निवेशकालं हि दीर्घप्रवासे व्याख्यास्यामः ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.2.22

Transliteration

niveśakālaṃ hi dīrghapravāse vyākhyāsyāmaḥ

Translation

ఎందుకంటే ‘నివాసం స్థాపించే సమయం’ (నివేశకాలం) ‘దీర్ఘ ప్రవాసం’ (దీర్ఘ గైర్హాజరు) అంశంలో వివరిస్తాము.

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Word by Word

• निवेशकालम्: the time for establishing a settlement/camp (time of encampment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेश + काल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; (काल-शब्दः) ‘निवेशस्य कालः’ इति समासः

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: निपातः; हेतौ/निश्चये/समर्थने प्रयुज्यते

• दीर्घप्रवासे: in a long journey/extended travel
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घ + प्रवास
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी; ‘दीर्घः प्रवासः’ इति समासः

• व्याख्यास्यामः: we shall explain
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + आ + ख्या
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्कालः); परस्मैपदम्; उत्तमपुरुषः; बहुवचनम्; ‘we shall explain’

Entities Mentioned

• legal code structure
• long absence (dīrghapravāsa)

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What does this sūtra reveal about Arthashastra’s legal method?

It uses internal cross-references to keep definitions consistent and to avoid repeating complex rules across sections.