Sutra 11

Devanagari script

देवपितृपूजादानार्थं स्वस्तिवाचनमन्तःपुरं महानसम् दूतप्रावर्तिमं कोष्ठागारमायुधागारम् पण्यगृहं कुप्यगृहं कर्मान्तो विष्टिः पत्त्यश्वरथद्विपपरिग्रहो गोमण्डलम् पशुमृगपक्षिव्यालवाटाः काष्ठतृणवाटाश्चेति व्ययशरीरम् ॥ कZ_०२.६.११ ॥

Transliteration

devapitṛpūjādānārthaṃ svastivācanamantaḥpuraṃ mahānasam dūtaprāvartimaṃ koṣṭhāgāramāyudhāgāram paṇyagṛhaṃ kupyagṛhaṃ karmānto viṣṭiḥ pattyaśvarathadvipaparigraho gomaṇḍalam paśumṛgapakṣivyālavāṭāḥ kāṣṭhatṛṇavāṭāśceti vyayaśarīram

Translation

‘กายแห่งรายจ่าย’ ประกอบด้วยรายจ่ายเพื่อ: บูชาเทพและบรรพชนและการให้ทาน; การสวดถ้อยคำมงคล (svastivācana); เขตพระราชฐานชั้นใน; โรงครัวหลวง; ภารกิจทูตและงานสาร/คูเรียร์; ยุ้งฉาง/คลังสินค้า; คลังอาวุธ; คลังสินค้าโภคภัณฑ์; คลังของใช้คงทน; โรงงาน/เวิร์กช็อปของรัฐ; แรงงานเกณฑ์/แรงงานบังคับ (corvée); การเลี้ยงดูทหารราบ ม้า รถศึก และช้าง; หน่วยเลี้ยงโค; คอก/กรงสำหรับปศุสัตว์ สัตว์ล่า นก และสัตว์ดุร้าย; และคลังไม้กับหญ้า/อาหารสัตว์.

Word by Word

• देवपितृपूजादानार्थम्: for the purpose of worship of the gods and ancestors and for giving (charitable gifts)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (प्रयोजनार्थक-अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः: ‘…अर्थम्’ = ‘for the purpose of’)

• स्वस्तिवाचनम्: auspicious recitation; benediction
• Type: Noun
• Root: वच्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (सूच्य-व्ययाङ्ग-नाम)

• अन्तःपुरम्: inner palace; harem quarters
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया

• महानसम्: great kitchen; royal kitchen
• Type: Noun
• Root: असन्/अश् (भोजन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया

• दूतप्रावर्तिम्: operations/maintenance of envoys and messengers
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत् (प्रवर्तन)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (प्रावर्तिः/प्रावर्तिम्—पाठानुसारं)

• कोष्ठागारम्: storehouse; warehouse
• Type: Noun
• Root: गॄ (गृह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया

• आयुधागारम्: armoury; weapons storehouse
• Type: Noun
• Root: गॄ (गृह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया

• पण्यगृहम्: merchandise-house; trading depot
• Type: Noun
• Root: गॄ (गृह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया

• कुप्यगृहम्: storehouse for valuable movables/commodities (kupya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गॄ (गृह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया

• कर्मान्तः: workshop; manufacturing establishment
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा

• विष्टिः: corvée; forced labour
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्/वेश् (सेवा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा

• पत्त्यश्वरथद्विपपरिग्रहः: the establishment/maintenance of foot-soldiers, horses, chariots, and elephants
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा

• गोमण्डलम्: cattle enclosure; cattle establishment
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया

• पशुमृगपक्षिव्यालवाटाः: enclosures/pens for cattle/animals, deer/game, birds, and wild beasts
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाट
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा

• काष्ठतृणवाटाः: enclosures/yards for wood and grass/fodder
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाट
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• इति: thus; so (marking the end of the list)
• Type: Particle
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थ-समाप्तिसूचक

• व्ययशरीरम्: the corpus/structure (lit. ‘body’) of expenditure
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा

Entities Mentioned

• Palace administration
• Royal kitchen
• Diplomatic corps/messengers
• Warehousing and granaries
• Armoury
• State workshops
• Labour administration
• Army branches (infantry, cavalry, chariots, elephants)
• Animal establishments
• Timber/fodder depots

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FAQs

Why does Kautilya include worship and charity under expenditure?

They function as legitimacy and social-stability spending—publicly visible acts that reinforce authority, cohesion, and compliance.

What is the administrative significance of listing warehouses, armouries, and workshops together?

It frames the state as a production-and-logistics system: procurement, storage, manufacturing, and distribution are core budgetary commitments.