Sutra 7

Devanagari script

यष्टीनामष्टसहस्रमिन्द्रच्छन्दः ॥ कZ_०२.११.०७ ॥

Transliteration

yaṣṭīnām aṣṭasahasram indracchandaḥ

Translation

യഷ്ടി/ദണ്ഡങ്ങൾക്കായി ‘ഇന്ദ്രച്ഛന്ദ’ എന്നൊരു കൂട്ടം എട്ടായിരമാണ്.

Word by Word

• यष्टीनाम्: of staffs/rods (sticks)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यष्टि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-बहुवचन (Gen. Pl.)

• अष्टसहस्रम्: eight thousand
• Type: Numeral (Noun-like)
• Root: अष्ट + सहस्र
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (Nom./Acc. Sg.); संख्यावाचक पद

• इन्द्रच्छन्दः: (this is in) the Indracchandas metre
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + छन्दस्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nom. Sg.); ‘छन्दस्’ = छन्द/वृत्त

Entities Mentioned

• yaṣṭi
• indracchanda

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FAQs

What administrative purpose is served by naming a fixed quantity ‘Indracchanda’?

It creates a standardized accounting unit for bulk storage, issue, and audit—reducing counting disputes and easing large-scale requisitions.