Sutra 9

Devanagari script

चतुष्षष्टिरर्धहारः ॥ कZ_०२.११.०९ ॥

Transliteration

catuṣṣaṣṭir ardhahāraḥ

Translation

Soixante-quatre (unités) constituent un « Ardhahāra ».

Word by Word

• चतुष्षष्टिः: sixty-four
• Type: Noun (Numeral)
• Root: चतुः + षष्टि (संख्याशब्द)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-शब्द (64)

• अर्धहारः: the half-levy (a levy/charge at the rate of one-half)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार (√हृ ‘to take/bring’, from हृ → हार ‘taking/levy’) with उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद अर्ध-
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासान्त-प्रातिपदिक ‘अर्धहार’

Entities Mentioned

• ardhahāra

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FAQs

How do smaller units like ‘Ardhahāra’ help administration?

They enable routine handling (counting, bundling, issuing) at the storehouse level without repeatedly referencing very large totals.