Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 30 Sutra 35 - Arthashastra | Gujarati | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 35

Devanagari script

प्रकीर्णकः प्रकीर्णोत्तरो निषण्णः पार्श्वानुवृत्त ऊर्मिमार्गः शरभक्रीडितः शरभप्लुतस्त्रितालो बाह्यानुवृत्तः पञ्चपाणिः सिंहायतः स्वाधूतः क्लिष्टः श्लिङ्गितो बृंहितः पुष्पाभिकीर्णश्चेति नीचैर्गतमार्गः ॥ कZ_०२.३०.३५ ॥

Transliteration

prakīrṇakaḥ prakīrṇottaro niṣaṇṇaḥ pārśvānuvṛtta ūrmimārgaḥ śarabhakrīḍitaḥ śarabhaplutastritālo bāhyānuvṛttaḥ pañcapāṇiḥ siṃhāyataḥ svādhūtaḥ kliṣṭaḥ śliṅgito bṛṃhitaḥ puṣpābhikīrṇaśceti nīcairgatamārgaḥ

Translation

નીચૈર્ગત માર્ગના (નામિત) નમૂનાઓ—પ્રકીર્ણક, પ્રકીર્ણોત્તર, નિષણ્ણ, પાર্শ્વાનુવૃત્ત, ઊર્મિમાર્ગ, શરભક્રીડિત, શરભપ્લુત, ત્રિતાલ, બાહ્યાનુવૃત્ત, પંચપાણિ, સિંહાયત, સ્વાધૂત, ક્લિષ્ટ, શ્લિંગિત, બૃંહિત અને પુષ્પાભિકીર્ણ—છે.

Word by Word

प्रकीर्णकःthe ‘prakīrṇaka’ (a named low gait/track)

प्रकीर्णोत्तरःthe ‘prakīrṇottara’ (a named low gait/track)

निषण्णःthe ‘niṣaṇṇa’ (sitting/settled; a named low gait/track)

पार्श्वानुवृत्तःthe ‘pārśvānuvṛtta’ (moving along the side; a named low gait/track)

ऊर्मिमार्गःthe ‘ūrmimārga’ (wave-like track; a named low gait/track)

शरभक्रीडितःthe ‘śarabhakrīḍita’ (like the play of a śarabha; a named low gait/track)

शरभप्लुतःthe ‘śarabhapluta’ (leaping like a śarabha; a named low gait/track)

त्रितालःthe ‘tritāla’ (three-beat/three-step; a named low gait/track)

बाह्यानुवृत्तःthe ‘bāhyānuvṛtta’ (moving outward/along the outside; a named low gait/track)

पञ्चपाणिःthe ‘pañcapāṇi’ (five-hand measure; a named low gait/track)

सिंहायतःthe ‘siṃhāyata’ (lion-like extended/long; a named low gait/track)

स्वाधूतःthe ‘svādhūta’ (well-shaken; a named low gait/track)

क्लिष्टःthe ‘kliṣṭa’ (strained/afflicted; a named low gait/track)

श्लिङ्गितःthe ‘śliṅgita’ (a named low gait/track)

बृंहितःthe ‘bṛṃhita’ (swollen/roaring; a named low gait/track)

पुष्पाभिकीर्णःthe ‘puṣpābhikīrṇa’ (strewn with flowers; a named low gait/track)

चand

इतिthus (so called)

नीचैःlow/downward; in a low manner

गतमार्गःa gait/track (mode of movement)

Entities Mentioned

state horse trainers

cavalry units

stable superintendent

FAQs

What is the governance value of such long enumerations?

They function like an official syllabus: trainers can be evaluated against a checklist, and the state can enforce uniform standards across stables and regions.