Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 35 Sutra 12 - Arthashastra | Tagalog | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 12

Devanagari script

परभूमिजातानां वारिस्थलपथोपयातानां सारफल्गुपुण्यानां कर्मसु च शुल्कवर्तन्यातिवाहिकगुल्मतरदेयभागभक्तपण्यागारप्रमाणं विद्युः ॥ कZ_०२.३५.१२ ॥

Transliteration

parabhūmijātānāṃ vāristhalapathopayātānāṃ sāraphalgupuṇyānāṃ karmasu ca śulkavartanyātivāhikagulmataradeyabhāgabhaktapaṇyāgārapramāṇaṃ vidyuḥ

Translation

Dapat din nilang malaman din na para sa mga kalakal na nagmula sa labas ng kaharian at dumarating sa rutang pantubig, rutang panlupa, o sa pangunahing daan, alin ang may tunay na halaga at alin ang mababa; at ang mga naaangkop na talaan/pamantayan sa mga gawain: buwis sa adwana, singil sa daan/singil sa ruta, singil sa bapor/daan-transito, mga singil sa himpilang militar (garrison), bayad sa pagtawid/ford, mga bahagi (pagbabahagi), rasyon, at ang pamantayang sukat para sa mga bodega at paninda.

Word by Word

परभूमिजातानाम्of those born/produced in another territory

वारि-स्थल-पथ-उपयातानाम्of those arriving by water-route, land-route, or road-route

सार-फल्गु-पुण्यानाम्of (goods/persons) that are valuable, trifling, or meritorious/religious

कर्मसुin activities/transactions

चand

शुल्क-वर्तन्य-अतिवाहिक-गुल्म-तर-देय-भाग-भक्त-पण्य-आगार-प्रमाणम्the prescribed standard/measure for customs duty, road-toll, transport charge, garrison-levy, ferry-fee, other dues, share, rations, merchandise, and warehouse (assessment)

विद्युःthey should know/ascertain

Entities Mentioned

Vaidehaka agents

External merchants/goods (parabhūmija)

Customs administration (śulka)

Route administration (vartanī)

Transit/ferry administration (ativāhika)

Garrisons/posts (gulma)

Warehouses (paṇyāgāra)

FAQs

What administrative purpose is served by classifying goods as sāra vs phalgu?

It supports differential valuation for duties, detects misdeclaration, and improves revenue forecasting by linking tax rates and enforcement attention to quality/price bands.