Sutra 22
Devanagari script
अब्दे द्व्यर्धे नदीजानां पञ्चाब्दे पर्वतौकसाम् ॥ कZ_०२.३२.२२च्द् ॥
Transliteration
abde dvyardhe nadījānāṃ pañcābde parvataukasām
Translation
河川で育った（もの）は期間が一年半、山地に棲む（もの）は五年である。
Word by Word
अब्देin a year / after one year
अब्दे:
TypeNoun
Rootअब्द
Formपुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन (अब्दे = in/at the end of a year)
द्व्यर्धेin one and a half (years)
द्व्यर्धे:
TypeNoun
Rootद्व्यर्ध
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (अर्धम्); सप्तमी-एकवचन; द्वि + अर्ध = द्व्यर्ध (two halves = 1.5)
नदीजानाम्of those produced in/from rivers (river-born)
नदीजानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootनदीज
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-बहुवचन; नदी + ज (born in/produced by a river)
पञ्चाब्देin five years
पञ्चाब्दे:
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्चाब्द
Formपुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; पञ्च + अब्द = five years (locative)
पर्वतौकसाम्of mountain-dwellers / of those dwelling in mountains
पर्वतौकसाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वतौकस्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-बहुवचन; पर्वत + ओकस् (dwelling) = mountain-dwellers
Entities Mentioned
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nadīja (river-bred stock)P
parvataokas (mountain stock)FAQs
Lifecycle-based planning: categorize assets by durability and schedule replacement/rotation accordingly to minimize failure in service.
To align deployment and maintenance budgets with expected endurance, preventing overuse of short-lived stock and leveraging hardier stock for longer cycles.