Sutra 44

Devanagari script

पादोनमश्वतरगोखराणाम् द्विगुणं महिषोष्ट्राणाम् ॥ कZ_०२.२९.४४ ॥

Transliteration

pādonam aśvatara-go-kharāṇām, dviguṇaṃ mahiṣoṣṭrāṇām

Translation

For mules, cattle, and donkeys, the ration is one quarter less; for buffaloes and camels, it is double (relative to the stated base ration).

Word by Word

• पादोनम्: a quarter less (three-fourths)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाद + ऊन
• Form: विशेषणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम् (अव्यक्त-प्रमाणवाचकं विशेषणम्)

• अश्वतर-गो-खराणाम्: of mules, cattle, and donkeys
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वतर + गो + खर
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी बहुवचनम्; समाहार-गणवाचकः (अश्वतराः च गावः च खराः च)

• द्विगुणम्: double (twofold)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि + गुण
• Form: विशेषणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम् (प्रमाणवाचकं विशेषणम्)

• महिष-उष्ट्राणाम्: of buffaloes and camels
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिष + उष्ट्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी बहुवचनम् (महिषाः च उष्ट्राः च)

Entities Mentioned

• mules
• cattle
• donkeys
• buffaloes
• camels

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FAQs

What policy logic is implied by ‘quarter less’ and ‘double’?

Input allocation is calibrated to workload and metabolic needs, preventing both underfeeding (loss of performance) and over-issuance (waste/pilferage).