Sutra 10

Devanagari script

तेषां पण्यपत्तनग्रामखनिसंजातेन रत्नसारफल्गुकुप्येन द्रव्यहस्तिवनव्रजसमुत्थेन यानवाहनेन वा यद्बहुश उपकरोति तच्चित्रभोगम् ॥ कZ_०७.१६.१० ॥

Transliteration

teṣāṃ paṇyapattanagrāmakhanisaṃjātena ratnasāraphalgukupyena dravyahastivanavrajasamutthena yānavāhanena vā yadbahuśa upakaroti tac citrabhogam

Translation

Đối với họ, bất cứ thứ gì nhiều lần đem lại sự trợ giúp—phát sinh từ chợ búa, thị trấn, làng mạc, mỏ; từ châu báu, kim loại và hàng hóa nhỏ; từ tiền của, voi, rừng và đàn gia súc; hoặc từ vận tải và phương tiện—đều được xem là “lợi tức/lợi ích đa dạng” (citra-bhoga).

Word by Word

तेषाम्of them / their

पण्यmerchandise / goods for sale

पत्तनport / trading town

ग्रामvillage

खनिmine

संजातेनproduced/obtained (arising) from

रत्नjewels / precious items

सारessence / valuable produce

फल्गुminor / low-value

कुप्येनwith valuables—jewels, essences, minor goods, and base/secondary commodities

द्रव्यwealth / goods

हस्तिelephants

वनforest

व्रजcattle-range / herd-station

समुत्थेनarisen/derived (originating) from

यानvehicles

वाहनेनwith conveyances (vehicles and transport means)

वाor

यत्that which

बहुशःin many ways / abundantly

उपकरोतिis of service / benefits / contributes

तत्that

चित्रभोगम्a diversified/variegated benefit (complex enjoyment/revenue)

Entities Mentioned

markets

towns/ports

villages

mines

commodities

elephants

forests

herds

transport assets

FAQs

What is 'citra-bhoga' in administrative terms here?

A diversified stream of support—often in-kind and recurring—sourced from multiple economic nodes and resource sectors.

Why list so many resource categories?

To operationalize assessment: the state should recognize and account for non-cash contributions (logistics, elephants, forest produce) as real strategic support.