Arthashastra — Adhyakshaprachara, Sutra 8

Devanagari script

ततोऽर्धं विजयच्छन्दः ॥ कZ_०२.११.०८ ॥

Transliteration

tato'rdhaṃ vijayacchandaḥ

Translation

ពាក់កណ្តាលនៃវា (Indracchanda) ហៅថា «Vijayacchanda»។

Word by Word

• ततः: thereupon; from that (point)
• Type: Pronoun (Adverbial use)
• Root: तद्
• Form: तद्-प्रातिपदिकस्य तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययम्; अर्थः ‘तस्मात्/ततः’ (ablatival adverb)

• अर्धम्: half; one half (a portion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (contextually object/complement: ‘half’)

• विजयच्छन्दः: the desire/inclination for conquest
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस्
• Form: समासः: विजय + छन्दस्; पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (predicate-noun). छन्दस् = ‘इच्छा/रुचि/प्रवृत्ति’ (not Vedic metre here).

Entities Mentioned

• vijayacchanda
• indracchanda

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FAQs

Why define a half-unit instead of only one large unit?

To support flexible issuing (partial requisitions) while keeping bookkeeping consistent through named, recognized fractions.