Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 30 Sutra 35 - Arthashastra | Japanese | 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

nīcairgata の行程は次の（名称をもつ）型から成る：prakīrṇaka、prakīrṇottara、niṣaṇṇa、pārśvānuvṛtta、ūrmimārga、śarabhakrīḍita、śarabhapluta、tritāla、bāhyānuvṛtta、pañcapāṇi、siṃhāyata、svādhūta、kliṣṭa、śliṅgita、bṛṃhita、puṣpābhikīrṇa。

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.