Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 17 Sutra 13 - Arthashastra | French | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 13

Devanagari script

गोधासेरकद्वीप्यृक्षशिंशुमारसिंहव्याघ्रहस्तिमहिषचमरसृमरखड्गगोमृगगवयानां चर्मास्थिपित्तस्नाय्वक्षिदन्तशृङ्गखुरपुच्छानि अन्येषां वापि मृगपशुपक्षिव्यालानाम् ॥ कZ_०२.१७.१३ ॥

Transliteration

godhāserakadvīpyṛkṣaśiṃśumārasiṃhavyāghrahastimahiṣacamarasṛmarakhaḍgagomṛgagavayānāṃ carmāsthipittasnāyvakṣidantaśṛṅgakhurapucchāni anyeṣāṃ vāpi mṛgapaśupakṣivyālānām

Translation

D’animaux tels que l’iguane, le seraka, le léopard, l’ours, le śiṃśumāra (dauphin/crocodilien), le lion, le tigre, l’éléphant, le buffle, le yak/camara, le cerf, le rhinocéros, le bœuf sauvage (gomṛga) et le gavaya—ainsi que d’autres animaux sauvages, domestiques, oiseaux et bêtes de proie—(sont comptés comme marchandises) les peaux, os, bile, tendons, yeux, dents, cornes, sabots et queues.

Word by Word

गोधाiguana / monitor lizard

सेरकa kind of animal (seraka; exact zoological ID uncertain)

द्वीपिन्leopard / panther

ऋक्षbear

शिंशुमारcrocodile / gharial

सिंहlion

व्याघ्रtiger

हस्तिन्elephant

महिषbuffalo

चमरyak / chowrie-deer (cāmara)

सृमरa kind of deer/antelope (sṛmara; exact ID uncertain)

खड्गrhinoceros

गोमृगwild ox / bovine deer (gomṛga; identification uncertain)

गवयgayal / wild ox (bos gaurus-type)

चand

चर्मhide, skin

अस्थिbone

पित्तbile

स्नायुsinew, tendon

अक्षिeye

दन्तtooth, tusk

शृङ्गhorn

खुरhoof

पुच्छtail

अन्येषाम्of other (animals)

वाor

अपिalso, even

मृगwild animals / deer (generic)

पशुbeasts, animals (esp. domestic)

पक्षिbirds

व्यालwild/ferocious animals, predators

Entities Mentioned

carman (hide)

asthi (bone)

pitta (bile)

snāyu (sinew)

akṣi (eyes)

danta (teeth)

śṛṅga (horn)

khura (hoof)

puccha (tail)

FAQs

What administrative logic is reflected in enumerating animal parts?

It converts diverse forest and hunting outputs into taxable/accountable categories, facilitating valuation, storage, and prevention of pilferage.