Sutra 13

Devanagari script

द्रव्यहस्तिवनभोगयोर्द्रव्यवनभोगः सर्वकर्मणां योनिः प्रभूतनिधानक्षमश्च विपरीतो हस्तिवनभोगः इत्याचार्याः ॥ कZ_०७.११.१३ ॥

Transliteration

dravyahastivanabhogayor dravyavanabhogaḥ sarvakarmaṇāṃ yoniḥ prabhūtanidhānakṣamaś ca viparīto hastivanabhogaḥ ity ācāryāḥ

Translation

مالیاتی/موادّی جنگل کی آمدنی اور ہاتھیوں کے جنگل کی آمدنی میں: موادّی جنگل کی آمدنی تمام کاموں کی بنیاد ہے اور وافر ذخائر سنبھال سکتی ہے؛ جبکہ ہاتھیوں کے جنگل کی آمدنی اس کے برعکس ہے—یہ اساتذہ کا قول ہے۔

Word by Word

द्रव्यwealth; treasury resources

हस्तिelephant (resource/force)

वनforest

भोगयोःof (the two) enjoyments/uses

द्रव्यवनभोगःthe benefit/revenue from wealth and forests

सर्वकर्मणाम्of all actions/operations

योनिःsource; origin

प्रभूतabundant

निधानstore; reserve

क्षमःcapable

चand

विपरीतःopposite; contrary

हस्तिवनभोगःthe benefit/revenue from elephants and forests

इतिthus; as follows

आचार्याःthe teachers (authorities)

Entities Mentioned

materials forest (dravyavana)

elephant forest (hastivana)

reserves/stock (nidhāna)

FAQs

Why do the ācāryas prefer the materials-forest?

Because it supplies inputs for virtually all state projects (construction, tools, transport materials) and supports stockpiling, strengthening long-term capacity.

What does 'viparīta' imply about the elephant-forest?

That it is less broadly enabling: elephants are valuable but specialized, cost-intensive, and not a universal input for all administrative works.