Arthashastra — Adhyakshaprachara, Sutra 54

Devanagari script

अर्धद्रोणं खरपृषतरोहितानाम् ॥ कZ_०२.१५.५४ ॥

Transliteration

ardhadroṇaṃ kharapṛṣatarohitānām

Translation

نصف دروṇa هو مقدار العلف للحمير ولـ pṛṣata وrohita (أنواع من الغزلان/الظباء).

Word by Word

• अर्धद्रोणम्: half a droṇa (a standard measure; half of the droṇa-measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (प्रमाण/परिमाणवाचकं; ‘अर्ध-’ उपसर्गसदृशपूर्वपद)

• खर: of donkeys
• Type: Noun
• Root: खर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; षष्ठी (समासे पूर्वपदम्)

• पृषत: of spotted deer (pṛṣata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृषत
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; षष्ठी (समासे पूर्वपदम्)

• रोहितानाम्: of rohita-deer (a kind of deer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहित
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; षष्ठी

Entities Mentioned

• donkey (khara)
• pṛṣata
• rohita
• droṇa (measure)

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FAQs

Why include deer/antelope categories alongside domestic animals?

The state maintained diverse animal stocks (transport, hunting, ceremonial, or reserves); uniform ration rules simplify management across such categories.