Sutra 47

Devanagari script

एवमर्धतृतीयानामब्दानामधिमासकम् ॥ कZ_०२.२०.६६अब् ॥

Transliteration

evam ardha-tṛtīyānām abdānām adhimāsakam

Translation

ଏଭଳି ଅର୍ଧ ଓ ତୃତୀୟାଂଶ ଭାବେ ସଞ୍ଚିତ ବର୍ଷମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଅଧିମାସ (ଅନ୍ତର୍କାଳିକ ମାସ) ପ୍ରୟୋଗ କରିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus; in this manner
• Type: Particle/Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपसंहारार्थे ‘thus, in this manner’

• अर्ध-तृतीयानाम्: of the half-third (i.e., two-and-a-half)
• Type: Adjective (numeral/ordinal) used substantively
• Root: तृतीय
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचन; ‘अर्ध’ उपपदपूर्वकः; ‘of the half-third (i.e., 2½) [units]’

• अब्दानाम्: of years
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्द
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग (प्रायः); ‘of years’

• अधिमासकम्: the intercalary month
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिमासक
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे भेदः); ‘intercalary month’

Entities Mentioned

• Adhimāsa

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FAQs

Why is an intercalary month an administrative necessity?

Without it, lunar months drift against seasons, disrupting agriculture-linked revenue, contract dates, and state logistics tied to seasonal realities.