Sutra 12

Devanagari script

अनीकस्थप्रमाणैः प्रशस्तव्यञ्जनाचारान् हस्तिनो गृह्णीयुः ॥ कZ_०२.२.१२ ॥

Transliteration

anīkasthapramāṇaiḥ praśastavyañjanācārān hastino gṛhṇīyuḥ

Translation

Следует захватывать слонов, соответствующих армейским нормам, — с одобренными телесными признаками и подходящим поведением/нравом.

Word by Word

• अनीकस्थप्रमाणैः: by the standards/measures (criteria) of those stationed in the ranks (i.e., by rank/formation-based measures)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमाण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन; (अनीकस्थस्य प्रमाणैः) ‘अनीकस्थ’ = अनीक + स्थ (कर्मधारय/उपपद-समासवत्), षष्ठीसम्बन्धेन ‘प्रमाण’ से समास

• प्रशस्तव्यञ्जनाचारान्: elephants having commendable marks (signs) and conduct
• Type: Noun (with adjectival compound)
• Root: आचार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन; ‘प्रशस्त-व्यञ्जन-आचार’ = जिनके (व्यञ्जन) लक्षण/चिह्न और आचार (आचरण) प्रशस्त (उत्तम) हैं, ऐसे (हस्तिनः)

• हस्तिनः: elephants
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; कर्तृ

• गृह्णीयुः: should take / should select
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; धातु: ग्रह्; अर्थ: ‘गृह्णीयुः’ = ‘गृह्णीयात्’ का बहुवचन—‘ले लें/ग्रहण करें’

Entities Mentioned

• army (anīka)
• elephant procurement/capture teams

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FAQs

What is the administrative principle behind ‘army standards’ for capture?

Procurement must be specification-driven: only assets meeting defined performance and safety criteria should enter state service.