Sutra 18
Devanagari script
तस्यापि द्विरथोत्तरा वृद्धिरैकविंशतिरथादिति ॥ कZ_१०.५.१८ ॥
Transliteration
tasyāpi dvirathottarā vṛddhiraikaviṃśatirathāditi
Translation
For that (irregular array) too, the increase is by two chariots each step, beginning from twenty-one chariots.
Word by Word
तस्यof that (of it)
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formषष्ठी-एकवचनम् (पुं/नपुं), सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्
अपिalso; even
अपि:
TypeParticle
Rootअपि
Formनिपातः (समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थे)
द्विरथोत्तराhaving an increment of two rathas (two-chariot units)
द्विरथोत्तरा:
TypeAdjective (numeral/qualifier)
Rootद्वि + रथ + उत्तर
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; ‘वृद्धिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
वृद्धिःincrease; increment
वृद्धिः:
TypeNoun
Rootवृद्धि
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
एकविंशतिःtwenty-one
एकविंशतिः:
TypeNumeral (noun)
Rootएकविंशति
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (संख्यावाचक-शब्दः)
रथात्from (the level of) ratha; from the ‘ratha’ unit
रथात्:
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-एकवचनम् (अपादान/तुलना/आरम्भ-बिन्दु)
इतिthus; so (it is stated)
इति:
TypeQuotative particle
Rootइति
Formनिपातः (उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थकः)
Entities Mentioned
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ratha (chariots)FAQs
To standardize expansion of formations in predictable steps, aiding planning, command control, and proportional allocation.