Sutra 4

Devanagari script

तस्मादेकान्तरावरा आषडन्तरादिति सप्त रथाः ॥ कZ_०२.३३.०४ ॥

Transliteration

tasmād ekāntarāvarā ā ṣaḍantarād iti sapta rathāḥ

Translation

その標準から、戦車は七種あり――「アンタラ」を一つ減じたものから六つ減じたものまで段階がある。

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that (reason)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पञ्चमी एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (तद्-शब्द)

• एकान्तर-अवरा: the lower/inner ones with one interval (spacing)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: अवर
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन (अवर-शब्द); विशेषण/संज्ञा-रूपेण

• आषड्-अन्तरात्: from/with a six-interval spacing
• Type: Noun (ablative phrase)
• Root: अन्तर
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी एकवचन (अन्तर-शब्द); ‘आषड्’ = षट् (six) with ā-augment as in technical counting/formation

• इति: thus; as follows
• Type: Particle/Quotative
• Root: इति
• Form: निपात; उद्धरण/निर्देशार्थ

• सप्त: seven
• Type: Numeral
• Root: सप्त
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (अपरिवर्तनीय)

• रथाः: chariots
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन

Entities Mentioned

• ratha types (graded)

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FAQs

What is the governance advantage of defining multiple variants from one baseline?

It creates a controlled product line: different missions get different models while keeping design logic unified for production and audit.

How does this help battlefield administration?

Commanders can requisition a known class of chariot with predictable performance and maintenance needs.