Sutra 44

Devanagari script

पञ्चसंवत्सरो युगम् । इति ॥ कZ_०२.२०.६४ ॥

Transliteration

pañca-saṃvatsaro yugam | iti

Translation

അഞ്ച് സംവത്സരങ്ങളുടെ കാലയളവാണ് ‘യുഗം’—ഇതാണ് നിയമം.

Word by Word

• पञ्च: five
• Type: Numeral
• Root: पञ्चन्
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषणम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन-रूपम् (नपुंसकलिङ्गे सामान्यतया अव्ययवत् प्रयुक्तम्); अत्र 'संवत्सर' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• संवत्सरः: a year
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• युगम्: a yuga; a period/unit of time
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; अत्र विधेय (predicate nominative)

• इति: thus; (so) defined
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: निपातः; परिभाषा/उद्धरण-समाप्त्यर्थकः

Entities Mentioned

• Yuga
• Saṃvatsara

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What is the likely administrative use of a five-year yuga?

Multi-year budgeting, rotation of assessments, and periodic recalibration of calendars and obligations (e.g., revising land measures, rents, or quotas).