Sutra 5
Devanagari script
औदकयोरपि धान्यवापमधान्यवापाच्छ्रेयः ॥ कZ_०७.११.०५ ॥
Transliteration
audakayorapi dhānyavāpamadhānyavāpācchreyaḥ
Translation
Kahit sa mga lupang may patubig, mas mainam ang lupang angkop sa paghahasik ng butil (butil na pagkain) kaysa sa lupang angkop sa paghahasik ng mga pananim na hindi butil.
Word by Word
औदकयोःof the two ‘audaka’ (water-based) types
औदकयोः:
TypeNoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootऔदक
Formषष्ठी-द्विवचनम् (Genitive dual); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual); ‘of the two kinds called audaka’
अपिeven; also
अपि:
TypeParticle
Rootअपि
Formनिपात (indeclinable); concessive/inclusive ‘even/also’
धान्यवापात्than/from grain-sowing (cereal cultivation)
धान्यवापात्:
TypeNoun
Rootधान्यवाप
Formपञ्चमी-एकवचनम् (Ablative singular); पुंलिङ्गः; ‘from dhānya-vāpa’
अधान्यवापात्than/from non-grain sowing (non-cereal cultivation)
अधान्यवापात्:
TypeNoun
Rootअधान्यवाप
Formपञ्चमी-एकवचनम् (Ablative singular); पुंलिङ्गः; ‘from a-dhānya-vāpa’ (non-grain sowing)
श्रेयःis better; is preferable
श्रेयः:
TypeNoun
Rootश्रेयस्
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nominative singular); नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; predicate noun ‘better/superior’
Entities Mentioned
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dhānya (grain)FAQs
Grain underwrites state stability—rations, army provisioning, famine buffering, and predictable taxation—making it strategically superior to non-staple cultivation.