Sutra 45

Devanagari script

अङ्गदशकस्यैकः पतिः पतिकः पतिकदशकस्यैकः सेनापतिः तद्दशकस्यैको नायक इति ॥ कZ_१०.६.४५ ॥

Transliteration

aṅgadaśakasyaikaḥ patiḥ patikaḥ patikadaśakasyaikaḥ senāpatiḥ taddaśakasyaiko nāyaka iti

Translation

For each unit of ten sub-divisions (aṅga-daśaka) there is one commander (pati), called patika; for each ten patikas there is one commander, the senāpati; for each ten senāpatis there is one commander, the nāyaka.

Word by Word

अङ्गदशकस्यof the unit of ten ‘aṅgas’ (a group of ten members/components)

एकःone (single person)

पतिःchief, head (leader)

पतिकःthe officer titled ‘patika’ (leader of that ten-unit)

पतिकदशकस्यof the group of ten patikas (a higher ten-unit)

एकःone

सेनापतिःcommander (leader of the troop/unit)

तत्of that

दशकस्यof the ten-unit (that decade-group)

एकःone

नायकःleader, commander (at the next higher level)

इतिthus

Entities Mentioned

pati (patika)

senāpati

nāyaka

FAQs

What modern management principle is reflected in this structure?

A fixed span of control (roughly 1:10), enabling scalability, clearer accountability, and predictable communication paths.