Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 22 Sutra 7 - Arthashastra | Tagalog | Vedapath

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Sutra 7

Devanagari script

वस्त्रचतुष्पदद्विपदसूत्रकार्पासगन्धभैषज्यकाष्ठवेणुवल्कलचर्ममृद्भाण्डानां धान्यस्नेहक्षारलवणमद्यपक्वान्नादीनां च विंशतिभागः पञ्चविंशतिभागो वा ॥ कZ_०२.२२.०७ ॥

Transliteration

vastracatuṣpadadvipadasūtrakārpāsagandhabhaiṣajyakāṣṭhaveṇuvalkalacarmamṛdbhāṇḍānāṃ dhānyasnehakṣāralavaṇamadyapakvānnādīnāṃ ca viṃśatibhāgaḥ pañcaviṃśatibhāgo vā

Translation

Para sa tela, mga hayop na may apat na paa, mga hayop na may dalawang paa, sinulid, bulak, mga pabango, mga gamot, kahoy, kawayan, hibla mula sa balat ng puno, katad, at mga kagamitang luwad; at para sa butil, mga langis/taba, alkali, asin, alak, lutong pagkain, at mga katulad na bagay—ang buwis ay ika-dalawampu o ika-dalawampu’t lima.

Word by Word

वस्त्रचतुष्पदद्विपदसूत्रकार्पासगन्धभैषज्यकाष्ठवेणुवल्कलचर्ममृद्भाण्डानाम्of (the group of) cloth, quadrupeds, bipeds, thread, cotton, perfumes/aromatics, medicines, wood, bamboo, bark-fibre, leather, and earthenware vessels

धान्यस्नेहक्षारलवणमद्यपक्वान्नादीनाम्and of (the group of) grain, fats/oils, alkali, salt, liquor, cooked food, and the like

चand

विंशतिभागःa twentieth part (i.e., 1/20)

पञ्चविंशतिभागःor a twenty-fifth part (i.e., 1/25)

वाor

Entities Mentioned

general merchants

livestock traders

food vendors

customs officers

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Why are staples assigned lower rates than many luxury goods?

Lower rates reduce inflationary pressure and encourage high-volume trade, ensuring provisioning and broad-based revenue via volume rather than heavy burdens.