Sutra 7

Devanagari script

गोमहिषमजाविकं खरोष्त्रमश्वाश्वतरं च व्रजः ॥ कZ_०२.६.०७ ॥

Transliteration

gomahiṣamajāvikaṃ kharoṣtramaśvāśvataraṃ ca vrajaḥ

Translation

Die staatlichen Herden (vraja) bestehen aus: Rindern, Büffeln, Ziegen und Schafen, Eseln und Kamelen sowie Pferden und Maultieren.

Word by Word

• गोमहिषमजाविकम्: cows, buffaloes, goats, and sheep (as a group)
• Type: Noun (collective list)
• Root: गो/महिष/मज/अवि
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (सूत्रशैली—सूचीपदम्)

• खर: donkey
• Type: Noun
• Root: खर
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे एकवचनम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (सूची)

• उष्ट्रम्: camel
• Type: Noun
• Root: उष्ट्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे एकवचनम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (सूची)

• अश्व: horse
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे एकवचनम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (सूची)

• अश्वतरम्: mule (horse–donkey hybrid)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वतर
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे एकवचनम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (सूची)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• व्रजः: a herd (cattle-herd; group of livestock)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रज
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे एकवचनम्; प्रथमा

Entities Mentioned

• State herd establishments
• Military remount/logistics (horses, mules, camels)

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FAQs

What is the administrative purpose of listing herd animals as ‘āya’?

They are productive and strategic assets—yielding dairy, wool, transport capacity, and military mobility—managed as state property with measurable returns.