Sutra 10

Devanagari script

ततः पुलाको यवसमार्तवश्चाहारः ॥ कZ_०२.३०.१० ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ pulāko yavasam ārtavaś cāhāraḥ

Translation

After that, the diet shall be pulāka (cooked grain) and fodder, adjusted appropriately to the season.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter; from that point
• Type: Pronoun (Adverbial)
• Root: तद्
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; ‘तद्’ सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकात्; अर्थे—‘तस्मात्/ततः’ (ablatival adverb)

• पुलाकः: pulāka (a coarse rice/grain food)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलाक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• यवसमार्तवः: yavasa and āmartava (fodder/grass and a specific ration item)
• Type: Noun (Compound)
• Root: यवस + आमर्तव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समाहार/समुच्चयार्थे द्वन्द्वः; ‘यवस’ (fodder/grass) + ‘आमर्तव’ (a kind of grain/food item)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• आहारः: food; ration
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• pulāka
• yavasam (fodder)
• season (ṛtu)

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FAQs

What does ‘ārtava’ imply for administrators?

Rations and procurement must anticipate seasonal availability and physiological needs; policy is not one-size-fits-all across the year.