Sutra 10

Devanagari script

यथानिर्दिष्टाश्चैताः पण्यपत्तनयात्राकालेषु प्रेषयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.२८.१० ॥

Transliteration

yathānirdiṣṭāścaitāḥ paṇyapattanayātrākāleṣu preṣayet

Translation

Ang mga (bangka/serbisyong pantawid at mga tauhan) na ito ay dapat ipadala ayon sa itinakda, sa mga panahong may daloy ng mga mangangalakal at mga paglalakbay patungo sa pamilihang-daungan.

Word by Word

• यथा: as; according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (yathā = as/according as)

• निर्दिष्टाः: (those) specified/appointed
• Type: Participle (Verbal Adjective)
• Root: नि√दिश् (दिश्)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि क्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; (they) having been specified/appointed

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

• एताः: these (women/things)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन

• पण्य: merchandise; goods for sale
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (पूर्वपद-रूपेण) समासे

• पत्तन: port; town (esp. trading/harbour town)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्तन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (पूर्वपद-रूपेण) समासे

• यात्रा: journey; expedition; travel
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; (पूर्वपद-रूपेण) समासे

• कालेषु: at the times/occasions
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी बहुवचन; अधिकरण (locative of time)

• प्रेषयेत्: he should send/depute
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√इष् (इष्)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; विध्यर्थ (should send/depute)

Entities Mentioned

• ferry services
• merchants/trade traffic
• port/market towns (pattana)

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FAQs

What does ‘as prescribed’ indicate about the state’s role?

Ferry operations are rule-bound public services with mandated deployment aligned to commercial cycles, not ad hoc arrangements.

What is the expected outcome of timed dispatch?

Reduced congestion and delays, higher throughput of goods, and more predictable revenue without coercive extraction.