Sutra 14

Devanagari script

कुसुम्भमसूरकुलत्थयवगोधूमकलायातसीसर्षपाः पश्चाद्वापाः ॥ कZ_०२.२४.१४ ॥

Transliteration

kusumbhamasūrakulatthayavagodhūmakalāyātasīsarṣapāḥ paścādvāpāḥ

Translation

কুসুম (সাফফ্লাওয়ার), মসুর, কুলত্থ (হর্স-গ্রাম), যব, গোধূম (গম), কলায় (মটর), অতসী (তিসি/লিনসিড) এবং সর্ষপ পরবর্তী বপন।

Word by Word

• कुसुम्भम्: safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम्भ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (सूची/समाहार-प्रयोग)

• मसूर: lentil
• Type: Noun
• Root: मसूर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (सूची-प्रयोग)

• कुलत्थ: horse-gram
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलत्थ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (सूची-प्रयोग)

• यव: barley
• Type: Noun
• Root: यव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (सूची-प्रयोग)

• गोधूम: wheat
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोधूम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (सूची-प्रयोग)

• कलाय: pea (field pea)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलाय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (सूची-प्रयोग)

• अतसी: linseed/flax
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतसी
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (सूची-प्रयोग)

• सर्षपाः: mustard seeds
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्षप
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा (सूची-प्रयोग)

• पश्चात्: afterwards; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात्
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/कालवाचक (thereafter/afterwards)

• वापाः: sowings; sowing operations (i.e., these are sown afterwards)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाप
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा; ‘वाप’ = वपन/बीजवपन (sowing)

Entities Mentioned

• cultivators
• oilseeds and cereals

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FAQs

What governance benefit comes from specifying late sowings?

It enables the state to plan sequential land use and ensure continuous production (and tax base) even after early crops are harvested.