Sutra 15

Devanagari script

यथर्तुवशेन वा बीजवापाः ॥ कZ_०२.२४.१५ ॥

Transliteration

yathartuvaśena vā bījavāpāḥ

Translation

Or, sowings of seed should be arranged according to the actual course of the seasons.

Word by Word

• यथा: as; according to; in the manner that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक ("as, according to")

• ऋतुवशेन: under the control/influence of the seasons; according to seasonal conditions
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया विभक्ति; (ऋतूनां वशः = ऋतुवशः) तेन = ऋतुवशेन; करण/हेतुवाचक

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक ("or")

• बीजवापाः: sowings of seed; seed-sowing (operations)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वप्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा विभक्ति; (बीजानां वापः = बीजवापः)

Entities Mentioned

• state agricultural officers
• cultivators

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FAQs

What policy principle is expressed by yathartuvaśena?

Rule-based planning is subordinate to ground conditions; administrators must adapt schedules to rainfall and seasonal shifts.