Sutra 26

Devanagari script

चतुर्गोरुतं योजनम् ॥ कZ_०२.२०.२६ ॥

Transliteration

caturgorutaṃ yojanam

Translation

ഒരു യോജന നാല് ഗോറുതത്തിന് തുല്യമാണ്.

Word by Word

• चतुः: four
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: चतुर्
• Form: प्रातिपदिकम्; अव्ययवत्-प्रयोगः (पूर्वपद); ‘गोरुत’ इत्यनेन सह समासे पूर्वपदम्; अर्थतः ‘चतुर्गोरुत’ = चतुर् + गोरुत

• गोरुतम्: (a measure called) goru-ta; four goru-tas
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोरुत
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; एकवचनम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (सन्दर्भे परिमाणवाचकं); ‘चतुः’ इत्यनेन सह ‘चतुर्गोरुतम्’ (परिमाण-एककं)

• योजनम्: a yojana (unit of distance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; एकवचनम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; परिमाणवाचकं (distance measure)

Entities Mentioned

• yojana
• goruta

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FAQs

How does defining the yojana help governance?

It provides a uniform scale for specifying jurisdictional spans, travel times, supply lines, and administrative reporting distances.