Arthashastra — Kantakashodhana, Sutra 16
Devanagari script
दशावरं च यूथं विद्यात् ॥ कZ_०४.११.१६ ॥
Transliteration
daśāvaraṃ ca yūthaṃ vidyāt
Translation
‘ਝੁੰਡ/ਯੂਥ’ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਦਸ ਤੋਂ ਘੱਟ ਨਹੀਂ (ਜਾਨਵਰ) ਸਮਝਿਆ ਜਾਵੇ।
Word by Word
दशावरम्(a group) deficient by ten; ten less
दशावरम्:
TypeNoun (numeral + adjective used substantively)
Rootदश + अवर
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनम् प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘दश’ (संख्याविशेषण) + ‘अवर’ (विशेषण, ‘न्यून/अधम’) → ‘दशावरम्’ = ‘दश-न्यूनम्’
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्
यूथम्a troop; a herd; a group/unit
यूथम्:
TypeNoun
Rootयूथ
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनम् द्वितीया (कर्म) / प्रथमा (वाक्यविषय) — अत्र ‘विद्यात्’ इत्यस्य कर्मरूपेण सामान्यतः द्वितीया
विद्यात्should know; should recognize; should understand
विद्यात्:
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; ‘(one) should know/should recognize’
Entities Mentioned
C
cattle/animals (implied)FAQs
It reduces discretion and inconsistent enforcement by giving courts and officials a clear threshold for aggravated theft.