Sutra 28

Devanagari script

असमरप्रयोग्याः पौरजानपदानामर्थेन वृषा वडवास्वायोज्याः ॥ कZ_०२.३०.२८ ॥

Transliteration

asamaraprayogyāḥ paurajānapadānām arthena vṛṣā vaḍavāsv āyojyāḥ

Translation

Les animaux inaptes au service sur le champ de bataille seront affectés comme étalons pour les juments, aux frais des ressources des citadins et des communautés rurales (c’est‑à‑dire par des fonds/prélèvements locaux).

Word by Word

• असमरप्रयोग्याः: unfit for military use
• Type: Adjective (Participle used adjectivally)
• Root: प्र-युज्
• Form: प्रयोग्य (gerundive/योग्य-derivative from √युज् with उपसर्ग प्र-), with नञ्-पूर्वपद; बहुवचनम् प्रथमा पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (agreeing with वृषाः/वडवाः)

• पौर: of townsmen / urban
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: पुर्/पुर
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी बहुवचन (qualifying जनपदानाम)

• जनपदानाम्: of the janapadas (territories/countryside districts)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनपद
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी बहुवचन

• अर्थेन: by (their) value / for economic purpose
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचन

• वृषाः: bulls
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचन

• वडवाः: mares
• Type: Noun
• Root: वडवा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचन

• व: and / also
• Type: Particle
• Root: व
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (coordination: ‘and/also’)

• अश्वायोज्याः: to be yoked/assigned for horse(-related) use
• Type: Adjective (Participle used adjectivally)
• Root: युज्
• Form: अश्व + आयोज्य (gerundive/योग्य-derivative from √युज्); बहुवचनम् प्रथमा पुं/स्त्री (agreeing with वृषाः/वडवाः)

Entities Mentioned

• townspeople (paura)
• countryside communities (jānapada)
• studs
• mares

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FAQs

What is the political-economic logic of charging local communities for this program?

Beneficiary-pays and burden-sharing: communities gain improved stock and transport capacity, while the central stable system avoids carrying the full fiscal load for non-combat animals.