Sutra 28

Devanagari script

याजकाः स्वाप्रचारद्रव्यवर्जं यथासम्भाषितं वेतनं समं वा विभजेरन् ॥ कZ_०३.१४.२८ ॥

Transliteration

yājakāḥ svāpracāradravyavarjaṃ yathāsambhāṣitaṃ vetanaṃ samaṃ vā vibhajeran

Translation

The officiating priests (yājaka-s) shall divide the remuneration (vetana) among themselves—excluding their own personal/operational expenses—either as previously agreed in discussion or equally.

Word by Word

• याजकाः: the officiating priests
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; कर्तृपद (याजक = यज्ञ/पूजा कराने वाला)

• स्व: their own
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; समासे पूर्वपद; ‘अपना/स्वकीय’ अर्थे

• प्रचार: customary practice / course of business
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-चर्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे); समासे मध्यपद; ‘प्रचार/व्यवहार/चलन’ अर्थे

• द्रव्य: property, goods, payment-material
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासे उत्तरपद; ‘धन/सामग्री’ अर्थे

• वर्जम्: excluding / leaving out
• Type: Gerund/Absolutive (used adjectivally)
• Root: वर्ज्
• Form: अव्ययभावे क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (वर्जयित्वा); यहाँ विशेषणवत्—‘वर्जितम्/विना’ अर्थे; समस्तपदस्य विशेषण

• यथा: as / according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: अव्यय; ‘यथा/जिस प्रकार’

• सम्भाषितम्: agreed upon / settled by discussion
• Type: Participle
• Root: सम्-भाष्
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन (वेतनम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण)

• वेतनम्: wages / remuneration / fee
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेतन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्मपद (विभजेरन् इत्यस्य)

• समम्: equally
• Type: Adjective (used adverbially)
• Root: सम
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; ‘समं’ = समानरूपेण (क्रियाविशेषणवत्)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक

• विभजेरन्: should divide / apportion
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-भज्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; ‘वे विभजेरन्’ = ‘वे बाँटें/विभाग करें’

Entities Mentioned

• yājaka (officiating priests)
• vetana (remuneration)

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FAQs

What administrative principle is being enforced here?

Clear wage-allocation rules: reimburse/segregate work-expenses first, then distribute pay either per prior agreement or by equal shares—reducing disputes.

Why exclude 'svāpracāradravya' from division?

It treats operational costs as non-shareable inputs, preventing hidden cross-subsidies and ensuring transparent accounting.