Sutra 2

Devanagari script

अप्रशस्तन्यङ्गव्याधितांश्चावेदयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.३०.०२ ॥

Transliteration

apraśasta-nyaṅga-vyādhitāṃś cāvedayet

Translation

He (the superintendent of horses) shall report horses that are unfit, defective in limb, or diseased.

Word by Word

• अप्रशस्त: unapproved, improper, not commendable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रशंस्
• Form: प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे/स्त्रीलिङ्गे सम्भवम्; अत्र विशेषणरूपेण (न्यङ्ग-व्याधितान् इत्यस्य)

• न्यङ्ग: the maimed, the physically deformed
• Type: Noun (used adjectivally)
• Root: न्यङ्ग
• Form: प्रातिपदिक; पुंलिङ्गे; अत्र बहुवचन-द्वितीया (न्यङ्गान्) इति अर्थः, समुच्चितविशेषणरूपेण

• व्याधित: the sick, afflicted by disease
• Type: Past participle (adjectival)
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; अत्र बहुवचन-द्वितीया (व्याधितान्)

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

• आवेदयेत्: should report / should inform
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (आ + √विद्/वेद्)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; causative sense not intended; ‘to report/notify’

Entities Mentioned

• aśva (horse)
• aśvādhyakṣa (superintendent of horses, implied)

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FAQs

What administrative action is mandated regarding diseased or defective horses?

Immediate reporting/notification so that the state can isolate, treat, replace, or write off the asset with accountability.

What is the governance rationale behind ‘āvedayet’ (reporting)?

It creates an auditable trail and prevents concealment of losses or fraud in high-value military property.