Sutra 12
Devanagari script
ततः परं मासोत्तरमर्धवृद्धिर्यवप्रस्थ आत्रिवर्षात्द्रोण आचतुर्वर्षात् ॥ कZ_०२.३०.१२ ॥
Transliteration
tataḥ paraṃ māsottaram ardha-vṛddhir yava-prastha ā-trivarṣāt droṇa ā-caturvarṣāt
Translation
ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນ (ເມື່ອມ້າເຕີບໃຫຍ່) ສ່ວນແບ່ງອາຫານຈະເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນເປັນຄື່ງໜ່ວຍທຸກໆເດືອນ: ເຂົ້າບາເລີຍເຖິງ 1 prastha ຈົນຮອດປີທີ 3, ແລະເຖິງ 1 droṇa ຈົນຮອດປີທີ 4.
Word by Word
ततःthereafter; from then on
ततः:
TypePronoun (Adverbial use)
Rootतद्
Formablative singular (m./n.) used adverbially = 'from that/thereafter'
परम्further; next
परम्:
TypeAdjective/Adverb
Rootपर
Formaccusative singular neuter used adverbially = 'further/next'
मास-उत्तरम्after a month; in the subsequent month(s)
मास-उत्तरम्:
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootमास, उत्तर
Formaccusative singular neuter used adverbially; lit. 'month-following' = 'after a month / month by month thereafter'
अर्ध-वृद्धिःa half-increase; increase by half
अर्ध-वृद्धिः:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootअर्ध, वृद्धि
Formnominative singular feminine; 'half-increase'
यव-प्रस्थःa barley-(standard) prastha (a dry measure)
यव-प्रस्थः:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootयव, प्रस्थ
Formnominative singular masculine; a measure specified with barley as standard
आ-त्रि-वर्षात्from (the point of) three years; after three years
आ-त्रि-वर्षात्:
TypeNoun (with preverb + numeral compound)
Rootवर्ष
Formablative singular neuter; 'from/after three years (onwards)'
द्रोणःa droṇa (measure)
द्रोणः:
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण
Formnominative singular masculine; a dry-measure unit
आ-चतुर्-वर्षात्from (the point of) four years; after four years
आ-चतुर्-वर्षात्:
TypeNoun (with preverb + numeral compound)
Rootवर्ष
Formablative singular neuter; 'from/after four years (onwards)'
Entities Mentioned
H
horse (aśva)B
barley (yava)P
prasthaD
droṇaFAQs
To enforce uniform procurement and prevent both underfeeding (loss of readiness) and over-issue (embezzlement/wastage) in state stables.