Sutra 12
Devanagari script
ततः परं मासोत्तरमर्धवृद्धिर्यवप्रस्थ आत्रिवर्षात्द्रोण आचतुर्वर्षात् ॥ कZ_०२.३०.१२ ॥
Transliteration
tataḥ paraṃ māsottaram ardha-vṛddhir yava-prastha ā-trivarṣāt droṇa ā-caturvarṣāt
Translation
اس کے بعد ہر اضافی مہینے کے ساتھ وظیفہ آدھی اکائی بڑھتا ہے—تیسرے سال تک جو ایک پرستھ تک، اور چوتھے سال تک ایک دروṇ تک۔
Word by Word
ततःthereafter; from then on
ततः:
TypePronoun (Adverbial use)
Rootतद्
Formablative singular (m./n.) used adverbially = 'from that/thereafter'
परम्further; next
परम्:
TypeAdjective/Adverb
Rootपर
Formaccusative singular neuter used adverbially = 'further/next'
मास-उत्तरम्after a month; in the subsequent month(s)
मास-उत्तरम्:
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootमास, उत्तर
Formaccusative singular neuter used adverbially; lit. 'month-following' = 'after a month / month by month thereafter'
अर्ध-वृद्धिःa half-increase; increase by half
अर्ध-वृद्धिः:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootअर्ध, वृद्धि
Formnominative singular feminine; 'half-increase'
यव-प्रस्थःa barley-(standard) prastha (a dry measure)
यव-प्रस्थः:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootयव, प्रस्थ
Formnominative singular masculine; a measure specified with barley as standard
आ-त्रि-वर्षात्from (the point of) three years; after three years
आ-त्रि-वर्षात्:
TypeNoun (with preverb + numeral compound)
Rootवर्ष
Formablative singular neuter; 'from/after three years (onwards)'
द्रोणःa droṇa (measure)
द्रोणः:
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण
Formnominative singular masculine; a dry-measure unit
आ-चतुर्-वर्षात्from (the point of) four years; after four years
आ-चतुर्-वर्षात्:
TypeNoun (with preverb + numeral compound)
Rootवर्ष
Formablative singular neuter; 'from/after four years (onwards)'
Entities Mentioned
H
horse (aśva)B
barley (yava)P
prasthaD
droṇaFAQs
To enforce uniform procurement and prevent both underfeeding (loss of readiness) and over-issue (embezzlement/wastage) in state stables.