Vyasanadhikarana Adhyaya 4 Sutra 37 - Arthashastra | Tagalog | Vedapath

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Sutra 37

Devanagari script

अभिजातोपरुद्धा भूमिः पशुव्रजोपरुद्धा वेति अभिजातोपरुद्धा भूमिः महाफलाप्यायुधीयोपकारिणी न क्षमा मोक्षयितुं व्यसनाबाधभयात्पशुव्रजोपरुद्धा तु कृषियोग्या क्षमा मोक्षयितुम् ॥ कZ_०८.४.३७ ॥

Transliteration

abhijātoparuddhā bhūmiḥ paśuvrajoparuddhā veti abhijātoparuddhā bhūmiḥ mahāphalāpyāyudhīyopakāriṇī na kṣamā mokṣayituṃ vyasanābādhabhayāt paśuvrajoparuddhā tu kṛṣiyogyā kṣamā mokṣayitum

Translation

Maaaring maharangan ang lupa alinman ng mga maharlika (mga elit na mayhawak) o ng mga kawan ng baka. Ang lupang hinarangan ng mga maharlika—bagaman mataas ang ani at kapaki-pakinabang para sa suportang militar—ay hindi madaling mabawi dahil sa takot sa kapahamakan at panggigipit; ngunit ang lupang hinarangan ng mga kawan ng baka ay angkop sa pagsasaka at maaaring mabawi.

Word by Word

अभिजातwell-born, noble

उपरुद्धाblocked, obstructed, under blockade

भूमिःland, territory

पशुcattle, livestock

व्रजherd, cattle-pen/settlement

उपरुद्धाblocked, obstructed

वाor

इतिthus (as stated)

अभिजातnoble

उपरुद्धाblockaded

भूमिःland

महाफलाhigh-yielding, very productive

अपिeven, although

आयुधीयmilitary, relating to weapons/armed forces

उपकारिणीuseful, serviceable (for military purposes)

नnot

क्षमाfit/possible (to be released)

मोक्षयितुम्to release, to let go

व्यसनcalamity, misfortune

आबाधaffliction, oppression

भयात्from fear, due to fear

पशुव्रजcattle-herd area/settlement

उपरुद्धाblockaded

तुbut, however

कृषिagriculture, cultivation

योग्याsuitable, fit

क्षमाfit/possible

मोक्षयितुम्to release

Entities Mentioned

abhijāta (nobles)

paśuvraja (cattle herds/settlements)

bhūmi (land)

āyudhīya (military provisioning)

FAQs

Why is noble-held land harder to ‘release’ than herd-held land?

Because elites can retaliate politically or through harassment, creating governance instability; herds are administratively easier to relocate/convert.