Sutra 11

Devanagari script

पत्त्यश्वरथहस्त्यध्यक्षा द्रव्यहस्तिवनपालाश्च चतुःसाहस्राः ॥ कZ_०५.३.११ ॥

Transliteration

pattyaśvarathahastyadhyakṣā dravyahastivanapālāś ca catuḥsāhasrāḥ

Translation

For superintendents of infantry, cavalry, chariots, and elephants, and for keepers of stores, elephant-handlers, and forest-guards, the stipend is four thousand.

Word by Word

• पत्त्य: infantry (foot-soldiers)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्ति
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन (समाहार-गणना में प्रयुक्त)

• अश्व: horses / cavalry
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन (समाहार-गणना में प्रयुक्त)

• रथ: chariots
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन (समाहार-गणना में प्रयुक्त)

• हस्ति: elephants
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन (समाहार-गणना में प्रयुक्त)

• अध्यक्षाः: superintendents / heads of departments
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्यक्ष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; ‘अध्यक्ष’ = विभाग-प्रमुख/सुपरिन्टेन्डेण्ट

• द्रव्य: wealth / valuables / state property
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन (समाहार-गणना में प्रयुक्त)

• हस्ति: elephants (esp. state/forest elephants)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन (समाहार-गणना में प्रयुक्त)

• वनपालाः: forest-guards / wardens
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनपाल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• चतुःसाहस्राः: numbering four thousand / four-thousand in total
• Type: Adjective (Numeral)
• Root: चतुःसाहस्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; ‘चार-हज़ार (की संख्या वाले)’

Entities Mentioned

• patti-adhyakṣa
• aśva-adhyakṣa
• ratha-adhyakṣa
• hasti-adhyakṣa
• dravya-pāla
• hasti-pāla
• vana-pāla

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FAQs

Why are forest-guards included with military and stores officers?

Forests are strategic assets (timber, routes, and especially elephants). Protection of natural resources is integrated into defense logistics.