Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 26 Sutra 5 - Arthashastra | Bengali | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 5

Devanagari script

सामुद्रहस्त्यश्वपुरुषवृषगर्दभाकृतयो मत्स्याः सारसा नादेयास्तटाककुल्योद्भवा वा क्रौञ्चोत्क्रोशकदात्यूहहंसचक्रवाकजीवञ्जीवकभृङ्गराजचकोरमत्तकोकिलमयूरशुकमदनशारिका विहारपक्षिणो मङ्गल्याश्चान्येऽपि प्राणिनः पक्षिमृगा हिंसाबाधेभ्यो रक्ष्याः ॥ कZ_०२.२६.०५ ॥

Transliteration

sāmudra-hastyaśva-puruṣa-vṛṣa-gardabhākṛtayo matsyāḥ sārasā nādeyās taṭāka-kulyodbhavā vā krauñcotkrośaka-dātyūha-haṃsa-cakravāka-jīvañjīvakabhṛṅgarāja-cakora-matta-kokila-mayūra-śuka-madana-śārikā vihārapakṣiṇo maṅgalyāś cānye 'pi prāṇinaḥ pakṣimṛgā hiṃsā-bādhebhyo rakṣyāḥ

Translation

সমুদ্রের মাছ (হাতি, ঘোড়া, মানুষ, ষাঁড় বা গাধার আকৃতিরও), সারস, নদীর মাছ, এবং পুকুর ও খাল/নালার উৎপন্ন মাছ; আর ক্রৌঞ্চ, উৎক্রোশক, দাত্যূহ, হাঁস, চক্রবাক, জীবঞ্জীব, ভৃঙ্গরাজ, চকোর, মত্ত-কোকিল, ময়ূর, শুক, মদন, শারিকা প্রভৃতি—বিনোদনের পাখি, মঙ্গলজনক প্রাণী, এবং পাখি ও বন্যপ্রাণীর অন্তর্গত অন্যান্য জীব—এদেরকে আঘাত ও হয়রানি থেকে রক্ষা করতে হবে।

Word by Word

सामुद्रmarine, sea-born

हस्त्यelephant-like (elephant-shaped)

अश्वhorse-like (horse-shaped)

पुरुषman-like (human-shaped)

वृषbull-like

गर्दभdonkey-like

आकृतयःforms, shapes

मत्स्याःfish

सारसाःcranes (sārasas)

नादेयाःriver-born, from rivers

तटाकpond, tank

कुल्यcanal, water-channel

उद्भवाःarising from, originating in

वाor

क्रौञ्चkrauncha (a kind of bird)

उत्क्रोशloud-crying (as a bird-name element)

कदात्यूहkadātyūha (a kind of water-bird)

हंसgoose, swan

चक्रवाकcakravāka (ruddy goose)

जीवञ्जीवकjīvañjīvaka (a kind of bird)

भृङ्गराजbhṛṅgarāja (a kind of bird)

चकोरcakora (partridge)

मत्तकोकिलmattakokila (a kind of cuckoo/bird)

मयूरpeacock

शुकparrot

मदनmadana (a kind of bird; lit. ‘Madana’)

शारिकाśārikā (myna/starling)

विहारपक्षिणःbirds of recreation/park-dwelling birds

मङ्गल्याःauspicious

चand

अन्येother

अपिalso, even

प्राणिनःliving beings, creatures

पक्षिbird

मृगbeast, wild animal (deer etc.)

हिंसाkilling, violence

बाधेभ्यःfrom harms, from injuries

रक्ष्याःmust be protected

Entities Mentioned

marine fish

river fish

pond/canal fish

krauñca

haṃsa

cakravāka

mayūra

śuka

abhayavana context (implicit)

FAQs

Why does Kautilya enumerate specific birds and aquatic life?

To convert broad conservation intent into enforceable administration: named categories reduce ambiguity for officers and courts when identifying protected species.

What does ‘maṅgalya’ (auspicious) protection imply in governance terms?

The state protects culturally significant fauna to preserve public sentiment and ritual order, aligning legitimacy with administrative regulation.