Sutra 13
Devanagari script
पश्चिममितिहासश्रवणे ॥ कZ_०१.५.१३ ॥
Transliteration
paścimam itihāsa-śravaṇe
Translation
The later part [of the day should be devoted] to listening to itihāsa (historical and instructive narratives).
Word by Word
पश्चिमम्the latter (part) / the last (section)
पश्चिमम्:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपश्चिम
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्म/विषय-निर्देश)
इतिहास-श्रवणेin the hearing/recitation of historical narratives (itihāsa)
इतिहास-श्रवणे:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootइतिहास + श्रवण
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) ; इतिहासस्य श्रवणे = ‘in the hearing/recitation of itihāsa’
FAQs
It functions as case-law and precedent training: rulers absorb patterns of success/failure, legitimacy, and state collapse through narrative memory.