Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 35 Sutra 8 - Arthashastra | Tagalog | Vedapath

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Sutra 8

Devanagari script

समाहर्तृप्रदिष्टाश्च गृहपतिकव्यञ्जना येषु ग्रामेषु प्रणिहितास्तेषां ग्रामाणां क्षेत्रगृहकुलाग्रं विद्युः मानसंजाताभ्यां क्षेत्राणि भोगपरिहाराभ्यां गृहाणि वर्णकर्मभ्यां कुलानि च ॥ कZ_०२.३५.०८ ॥

Transliteration

samāhartṛpradiṣṭāś ca gṛhapatika-vyañjanā yeṣu grāmeṣu praṇihitās teṣāṃ grāmāṇāṃ kṣetra-gṛha-kulāgraṃ vidyuḥ; māna-saṃjātābhyāṃ kṣetrāṇi, bhoga-parihārābhyāṃ gṛhāṇi, varṇa-karmabhyāṃ kulāni ca

Translation

Ang mga ahenteng itinanim sa mga nayon—nagkukunwaring mga maybahay at mangangalakal, ayon sa tagubilin ng samāhartṛ—ay dapat malaman ang kabuuang bilang ng mga bukirin, mga bahay, at mga sambahayan ng mga nayong iyon: ang mga bukirin ayon sa sukat at ani; ang mga bahay ayon sa paggamit/paninirahan at mga eksempsyon/pagpapatawad; at ang mga sambahayan ayon sa antas panlipunan at hanapbuhay.

Word by Word

समाहर्तृ-प्रदिष्टाः(those) instructed/appointed by the Samāhartṛ

चand

गृहपति-क-व्यञ्जनाःbearing the credentials/marks of the village householders (headmen)

येwho/which (persons)

षुin (locative plural ending)

ग्रामेषुin the villages

प्रणिहिताःposted/assigned

तेषाम्of them

ग्रामाणाम्of the villages

क्षेत्र-गृह-कुल-अग्रम्the complete particulars/aggregate of fields, houses, and families

विद्युःthey should know/ascertain

मान-संजाताभ्याम्by (data) derived from measurement/assessment

क्षेत्राणिfields

भोग-परिहाराभ्याम्by (records of) occupancy/enjoyment and exemptions/remissions

गृहाणिhouses

वर्ण-कर्मभ्याम्by (their) social category and occupation

कुलानिfamilies/households

चand

Entities Mentioned

samāhartṛ (Collector-General)

planted agents (praṇihita)

villages

householders and traders (cover identities)

FAQs

Why measure fields by both māna (area) and saṃjāta (yield)?

Area alone can be manipulated; yield cross-validates productivity and helps detect underreporting, crop concealment, or fraudulent classification.

Why track houses by bhoga and parihāra?

Occupancy/use reveals real economic status, while exemptions/remissions are common leakage points; pairing them enables audit of privilege claims.