Sutra 40

Devanagari script

विक्रमो भद्राश्वासो भारवाह्य इति मार्गाः ॥ कZ_०२.३०.४० ॥

Transliteration

vikramo bhadrāśvāso bhāravāhya iti mārgāḥ

Translation

(পৰিচালন) পদ্ধতিসমূহ—বিক্ৰম, ভদ্ৰাশ্বাস, আৰু ভাৰবাহ্য।

Word by Word

• विक्रमः: Vikrama (a type/name of route)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि+क्रम्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; (नाम) ‘विक्रम’

• भद्राश्वासः: Bhadrāśvāsa (a type/name of route)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र + अश्व
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; (मार्गनाम)

• भारवाह्यः: Bhāravāhya (a load-bearing / pack-transport route)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार + वह्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘भारं वहति’ इति (मार्गनाम)

• इति: thus; namely (introducing the list)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: निपात; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थकः

• मार्गाः: routes; roads (types of routes)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन

Entities Mentioned

• horses
• transport units
• stable officials

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FAQs

How do ‘modes’ differ from ‘gaits’ in this passage?

Gaits describe movement patterns; modes categorize practical use-cases (advance, sustained pace, load-bearing) for planning and assignment.