Sutra 27

Devanagari script

युद्धव्याधिजराकर्मक्षीणाः पिण्डगोचरिकाः स्युः ॥ कZ_०२.३०.२७ ॥

Transliteration

yuddhavyādhijarākarmakṣīṇāḥ piṇḍagocarikāḥ syuḥ

Translation

Horses worn down by war, disease, old age, or work shall be maintained on lump rations and allowed to graze (i.e., shifted to a low-intensity upkeep regime).

Word by Word

• युद्ध: battle, warfare
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• व्याधि: disease, illness
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• जरा: old age, senility
• Type: Noun
• Root: जॄ
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• कर्म: work, service, duty (esp. state service)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• क्षीणाः: worn out, debilitated, exhausted
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: क्षि
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; विशेषण (पिण्डगोचरिकाः इत्यस्य)

• पिण्डगोचरिकाः: those who live by seeking alms/food-balls; mendicant-like dependents
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; पिण्डस्य गोचरः यस्य/ये (भिक्षार्थं पिण्ड-गोचरिणः)

• स्युः: should be / would be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

Entities Mentioned

• war-worn horses
• sick horses
• aged horses

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FAQs

Is this a welfare policy or a cost-saving policy?

Both: it preserves residual value and reduces maintenance costs by moving unfit animals away from intensive feed and active duty, while avoiding sudden loss of state assets.