Sutra 24

Devanagari script

अतोऽर्धं किशोराणां च ॥ कZ_०२.३०.२४ ॥

Transliteration

ato'rdhaṃ kiśorāṇāṃ ca

Translation

अतः मानात् किशोराणां च अर्धं भवति।

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore; from this (reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/हेतु-अर्थे ‘अतः’ = ‘अस्मात् कारणात्/तस्मात्’

• अर्धम्: half (amount/portion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (प्रयोगे ‘अर्धम्’ = ‘half’ as object/measure)

• किशोराणाम्: of juveniles/young persons
• Type: Noun
• Root: किशोर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (प्रायः); बहुवचन; षष्ठी (सम्बन्धे)

• च: and; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

Entities Mentioned

• young horses (kiśora)

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FAQs

What is the policy logic behind valuing young horses at ‘half’?

Young horses are not immediately deployable; the state must invest time and cost in training and maturation, so the purchase value is discounted to reflect delayed utility and risk.