Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 24 Sutra 18 - Arthashastra | Tagalog | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 18

Devanagari script

स्वसेतुभ्यो हस्तप्रावर्तिममुदकभागं पञ्चमं दद्युः स्कन्धप्रावर्तिमं चतुर्थं स्रोतोयन्त्रप्रावर्तिमं च तृतीयं चतुर्थं नदीसरस्तटाककूपोद्धाटम् ॥ कZ_०२.२४.१८ ॥

Transliteration

svasetubhyo hastaprāvartimamudakabhāgaṃ pañcamaṃ dadyuḥ skandhaprāvartimaṃ caturthaṃ srotoyantraprāvartimaṃ ca tṛtīyaṃ caturthaṃ nadīsarastaṭākakūpoddhāṭam

Translation

Para sa mga bukiring dinidiligan sa pamamagitan ng sarili nilang pilapil/gawaing patubig: kung ang tubig ay inaangat sa kamay, magbabayad sila ng bahagi ng tubig na isang‑ikalima; kung inaangat sa paraang pasan sa balikat, isang‑ikaapat; kung inaangat sa pamamagitan ng kagamitang pangdaloy/mekanikal, isang‑ikatlo o isang‑ikaapat; at gayundin para sa tubig na kinukuha mula sa mga ilog, lawa, imbakan/latian, o balon.

Word by Word

स्वसेतुभ्यःfrom/for private embankments (owned dams/levees)

हस्तप्रावर्तिमम्the (water-share) measured by a ‘hasta’-standard discharge

उदकभागम्a share/portion of water (water allotment)

पञ्चमम्one-fifth (the fifth part)

दद्युःthey should give/pay

स्कन्धप्रावर्तिमम्the (water-share) measured by a ‘skandha’-standard discharge

चतुर्थम्one-fourth (the fourth part)

स्रोतोयन्त्रप्रावर्तिमम्the (water-share) measured by a discharge standard of a flow-device (sluice/mechanism)

चand

तृतीयम्one-third (the third part)

चतुर्थम्one-fourth (the fourth part)

नदीसरस्तटाककूपोद्धाटम्(a levy/share) for the excavation/opening/creation of rivers, lakes, ponds, and wells

Entities Mentioned

irrigators

revenue/irrigation officers

water sources (river, lake, tank, well)

FAQs

What modern policy idea is closest to this udakabhāga schedule?

A differentiated user-charge: payment varies with the method/cost of supplying water, aligning fees with effort/technology and discouraging waste.