Sutra 49

Devanagari script

चरकपांसुधावकाः सारत्रिभागं द्वौ राजा रत्नं च ॥ कZ_०४.१.४९ ॥

Transliteration

carakapāṃsudhāvakāḥ sāratribhāgaṃ dvau rājā ratnaṃ ca

Translation

سیّار تلاش کرنے والوں اور دھول/مٹی دھونے والوں کو نکالے گئے ‘سار’ کے تین حصوں میں سے دو حصے دیے جائیں؛ باقی حصہ بادشاہ لے، اور رتن (اصل قیمتی شے) کو بادشاہ کی ملکیت (راجی حق) سمجھا جائے۔

Word by Word

• चरक: spies/roving agents
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन (कर्तरि/उद्देश्यम्)

• पांसुधावकाः: ‘dust-runners’/menial operatives
• Type: Noun
• Root: धाव्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन

• सार: the proceeds / net gain
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन (कर्म)

• त्रि-भागम्: as three parts / in three shares
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (acc. of measure)

• द्वौ: two
• Type: Numeral
• Root: द्वि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-द्विवचन

• राजा: the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• रत्नम्: a jewel / valuable
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (सन्दर्भे कर्म/उद्देश्यम्)

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

Entities Mentioned

• King/State
• caraka (itinerant finder)
• pāṃsudhāvaka (dust-washer/prospector)
• ratna (jewel/regalian)

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FAQs

What administrative principle is expressed here?

The state asserts regalian rights over ‘ratna’ while using revenue-sharing to incentivize discovery and reporting rather than concealment.

Why give discoverers a large share?

To align private incentives with state revenue: high rewards reduce black-market concealment and improve reporting compliance.