Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 32 Sutra 6 - Arthashastra | French | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 6

Devanagari script

औपवाह्योऽष्टविध आचरणः कुञ्जराउपवाह्यो धोरण आधानगतिको यष्ट्युपवाह्यस्तोत्रोपवाह्यः शुद्धोपवाह्यो मार्गयुकश्चेति ॥ कZ_०२.३२.०६ ॥

Transliteration

aupavāhyo'ṣṭavidha ācaraṇaḥ kuñjarāupavāhyo dhoraṇa ādhānagatiko yaṣṭyupavāhyastotropavāhyaḥ śuddhopavāhyo mārgayukaś ceti

Translation

La catégorie de monte/transport comporte huit modes de conduite/d’usage : le type de transport kuñjara (par éléphant), le type dhoraṇa, le type « charge et déplacement », le type de transport guidé au bâton, le type guidé par louange/chant, le type de transport pur/stable, et le type entraîné par itinéraire (etc., pour compléter huit sous-types nommés).

Word by Word

aupavāhyaḥa riding/transport (elephant)

aṣṭa-vidhaḥeightfold; of eight kinds

ācaraṇaḥpractice; mode of handling/usage

kuñjara-upavāhyaḥthe ‘kuñjara’ riding/transport type

dhoraṇaḥthe ‘dhoraṇa’ type

ādhāna-gatikaḥthe ‘ādhāna-gatika’ type

yaṣṭi-upavāhyaḥthe ‘yaṣṭi-upavāhya’ type

stotra-upavāhyaḥthe ‘stotra-upavāhya’ type

śuddha-upavāhyaḥthe ‘śuddha-upavāhya’ type

mārga-yukaḥthe ‘route/road-assigned’ type

caand

itithus; so (ending the list)

Entities Mentioned

transport elephants

handlers/mahouts (implied)

FAQs

What is the political-administrative point of classifying transport elephants by 'mode of conduct'?

It ties deployment to controllability: the state assigns animals to tasks based on the control method and reliability needed (routes, loads, handler inputs).