Arthashastra — Adhyakshaprachara, Sutra 11

Devanagari script

दशरात्रादूर्ध्वं किशोरस्य घृतचतुर्भागः सक्तुकुडुबः क्षीरप्रस्थश्चाहार आषण्मासात् ॥ कZ_०२.३०.११ ॥

Transliteration

daśa-rātrād ūrdhvaṃ kiśorasya ghṛta-catur-bhāgaḥ saktu-kuḍubaḥ kṣīra-prasthaś cāhāra āṣaṇ-māsāt

Translation

Setelah sepuluh malam, untuk kuda muda, ransumnya ialah: seperempat takaran ghee, satu kuḍuba saktu, dan satu prastha susu—hingga usia enam bulan.

Word by Word

• दशरात्रात्: after ten nights (i.e., after the tenth night)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशरात्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-एकवचन; अपादान/काल-आरम्भ (ablative of time: 'after')

• ऊर्ध्वम्: thereafter; after that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व
• Form: अव्यय; अर्थे 'परम्/अनन्तरम्' (in the sense of 'after/above')

• किशोरस्य: of a juvenile/young boy
• Type: Noun
• Root: किशोर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive: 'of a young boy/juvenile')

• घृतचतुर्भागः: a quarter-portion of ghee
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत + चतुर्भाग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; आहार-द्रव्य-परिमाण (nominative as item in a list)

• सक्तुकुडुबः: one kuḍuba-measure of parched grain/flour (saktu)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सक्तु + कुडुब
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; आहार-द्रव्य-परिमाण (nominative as item in a list)

• क्षीरप्रस्थः: one prastha-measure of milk
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर + प्रस्थ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; आहार-द्रव्य-परिमाण (nominative as item in a list)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (copulative 'and')

• आहारः: (this) is the diet/ration
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative: 'is the diet/ration')

• आषण्मासात्: up to (the completion of) six months
• Type: Indeclinable (Taddhita/Avyaya)
• Root: आ + षण्मास
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे (temporal adverb); अर्थः 'आ षण्मासम्/षण्मासपर्यन्तम्' = up to six months

Entities Mentioned

• kiśora (young horse)
• ghee
• saktu
• milk

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FAQs

How does this verse support state capacity?

By standardizing juvenile nutrition, it improves survival and quality of future cavalry mounts, turning breeding into a predictable state pipeline.

What controls become possible when rations are specified by measure?

Procurement forecasting, storehouse issue control, and audit of handlers for diversion or underfeeding.