Sutra 24
Devanagari script
अतोऽर्धं किशोराणां च ॥ कZ_०२.३०.२४ ॥
Transliteration
ato'rdhaṃ kiśorāṇāṃ ca
Translation
সেই মানক মূল্য থেকে কিশোর/অল্পবয়সী ঘোড়ার ক্ষেত্রেও অর্ধেক প্রযোজ্য।
Word by Word
अतःtherefore; from this (reason)
अतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः
Formअव्यय; अपादान/हेतु-अर्थे ‘अतः’ = ‘अस्मात् कारणात्/तस्मात्’
अर्धम्half (amount/portion)
अर्धम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्ध
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (प्रयोगे ‘अर्धम्’ = ‘half’ as object/measure)
किशोराणाम्of juveniles/young persons
किशोराणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकिशोर
Formपुंलिङ्ग (प्रायः); बहुवचन; षष्ठी (सम्बन्धे)
चand; also
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
Entities Mentioned
Y
young horses (kiśora)FAQs
Young horses are not immediately deployable; the state must invest time and cost in training and maturation, so the purchase value is discounted to reflect delayed utility and risk.