Sutra 49

Devanagari script

तेन गोमण्डलं खरोष्ट्रमहिषमजाविकं च व्याख्यातम् ॥ कZ_०२.३०.४९ ॥

Transliteration

tena gomaṇḍalaṃ kharoṣṭramahiṣamajāvikaṃ ca vyākhyātam

Translation

By this, the regulations are also explained as applying to herds of cattle, and to donkeys, camels, buffaloes, goats, and sheep.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that; thereby; with that (as the basis)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दः; तृतीया-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (करण/हेतु-अर्थे)

• गोमण्डलम्: the cattle group/category
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + मण्डल
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; समासः—गो-सम्बन्धि मण्डलम्

• खर-उष्ट्र-महिष-मजा-आविकम्: (the groups of) donkeys, camels, buffaloes, goats, and sheep
• Type: Noun (collective/dvandva)
• Root: खर + उष्ट्र + महिष + अज + आविक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (समूहवाचक-एकवचनम्)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• व्याख्यातम्: has been explained; is thereby covered (by extension)
• Type: Verb (past passive participle)
• Root: वि + आ + ख्या
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः); नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘explained/covered’

Entities Mentioned

• cattle herds
• donkeys
• camels
• buffaloes
• goats
• sheep

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FAQs

What drafting technique is used in this sutra?

An extension clause: rules stated for a core case (horses) are declared to cover analogous cases (other livestock).