Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 30 Sutra 37 - Arthashastra | Sanskrit | Vedapath

Sutra 37

Devanagari script

काङ्को वारिकाङ्को मायूरोऽर्धमायूरो नाकुलोर्धनाकुलो वाराहोऽर्धवाराहश्चेति धोरणः ॥ कZ_०२.३०.३७ ॥

Transliteration

kāṅko vārikāṅko māyūro'rdhamāyūro nākulordhanākulo vārāho'rdhavārāhaśceti dhoraṇaḥ

Translation

धोरणः—काङ्कः, वारिकाङ्कः, मायूरः, अर्धमायूरः, नाकुलः, अर्धनाकुलः, वाराहः, अर्धवाराहश्च—इति।

Word by Word

काङ्कः(an elephant type called) Kāṅka

वारिकाङ्कःVāri-kāṅka (a water-associated Kāṅka type of elephant)

मायूरः(an elephant type called) Māyūra

अर्धमायूरःhalf-Māyūra (a mixed/partial Māyūra type)

नाकुलः(an elephant type called) Nākula

अर्धनाकुलःhalf-Nākula (a mixed/partial Nākula type)

वाराहः(an elephant type called) Vārāha

अर्धवाराहःhalf-Vārāha (a mixed/partial Vārāha type)

चand

इतिthus (so called)

धोरणःthese are (called) ‘dho raṇa’—a class/category (of elephants)

Entities Mentioned

horses

trainers

inspectors

What does ‘ardha-’ imply in these lists?

A standardized partial form—useful for progressive training, rehabilitation, or for horses not yet capable of the full pattern.