Arthashastra — Adhyakshaprachara, Sutra 58

Devanagari script

हंसक्रौञ्चमयूराणामर्धप्रस्थः ॥ कZ_०२.१५.५८ ॥

Transliteration

haṃsakrauñcamayūrāṇām ardha-prasthaḥ

Translation

Для гусей, журавлей и павлинов паёк должен составлять половину прастхи.

Word by Word

• हंस: swan; (here) of swans
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/षष्ठी बहुवचन (सन्दर्भानुसार षष्ठी बहुवचनः—‘हंसानाम्’ इत्यर्थे)

• क्रौञ्च: crane/curlew (krauñca bird); (here) of krauñcas
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रौञ्च
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/षष्ठी बहुवचन (सन्दर्भानुसार षष्ठी बहुवचनः—‘क्रौञ्चानाम्’ इत्यर्थे)

• मयूराणाम्: of peacocks
• Type: Noun
• Root: मयूर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन

• अर्धप्रस्थः: half a prastha (a measure); (here) the prescribed quantity/measure
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रस्थ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; परिमाणवाचकः (मात्रा/परिमाण-निर्देशः)

Entities Mentioned

• geese
• cranes
• peacocks

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FAQs

What principle is implied by giving different rations to different animals?

Differentiated provisioning: allocate resources according to functional need and consumption norms, not uniformly.