Sutra 52

Devanagari script

दीर्घाः कार्यगुरुत्वाद्वा वर्षावासः परत्र च ॥ कZ_०९.१.५२च्द् ॥

Transliteration

dīrghāḥ kāryagurutvād vā varṣāvāsaḥ paratra ca

Translation

Longer stages (or longer halts) may be adopted due to the weight of the task; and there may also be a monsoon-stay elsewhere.

Word by Word

• दीर्घाः: long; prolonged
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम् (विशेष्यः: वासाः/वासः इत्यादि)

• कार्यगुरुत्वात्: because of the weight/urgency of the work
• Type: Noun (abstract)
• Root: कार्यगुरुत्व
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; हेतौ पञ्चमी (कारणार्थे)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्

• वर्षा-वासः: the rainy-season stay (monsoon halt)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्षावास
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• परत्र: elsewhere; in another place
• Type: Adverb
• Root: परत्र
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्ययम्

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

Entities Mentioned

• campaigning army (implicit)
• monsoon season (varṣā)

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FAQs

What exception does 9.1.52cd add to the preference for short stages?

Operational necessity and seasonality: heavy tasks and monsoon conditions justify longer halts or longer stages.