Sutra 51

Devanagari script

बलीवर्दानां माषद्रोणं यवानां वा पुलाकः शेषमश्वविधानम् ॥ कZ_०२.१५.५१ ॥

Transliteration

balīvardānāṃ māṣadroṇaṃ yavānāṃ vā pulākaḥ śeṣamaśvavidhānam

Translation

For bullocks: one droṇa of māṣa-beans; or, of barley, pulāka (coarse grain). The rest is according to the horse-provisioning rule.

Word by Word

• बलीवर्दानाम्: of/for the draught-oxen
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलीवर्द
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (पुंलिङ्ग)

• माषद्रोणम्: a drona-measure of black gram
• Type: Noun
• Root: माष + द्रोण
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग)

• यवानाम्: of barley
• Type: Noun
• Root: यव
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (पुंलिङ्ग)

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

• पुलाकः: pulāka (coarse/broken rice)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलाक
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (पुंलिङ्ग)

• शेषम्: the remainder
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: शेष
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग); विशेषणवत्—‘remaining (portion)’

• अश्वविधानम्: (is) according to the horse-regulation/horse allowance
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व + विधान
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग); सन्दर्भे—‘(is) as per the horse-regulation/horse-allowance’

Entities Mentioned

• bullocks (balīvarda)
• māṣa (beans/black gram)
• barley (yava)
• pulāka (coarse grain)
• droṇa (measure)
• horses (aśva)

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FAQs

What is the administrative value of offering an 'or' option (beans or barley)?

It builds flexibility into procurement while keeping auditability—officials can adapt to local availability without abandoning standardized quantities.