Arthashastra 3.2.4: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 4
Devanagari script
गोमिथुनादानादार्षः ॥
Transliteration
gomithunādānādārṣaḥ
Translation
ایک جوڑا مویشی (گاؤ-مِتھُن) دینے سے آर्ष نکاح کہلاتا ہے۔
Word by Word
गो-मिथुन-आदानात्from the taking/appropriation of a cow-pair (breeding pair)
गो-मिथुन-आदानात्:
TypeNoun
Rootआ + √दा (दाने)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; पञ्चमी (अपादान); आधार: ‘आदान’ (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) + पञ्चमी ‘-आत्’; समासः: गोमिथुनस्य आदानम् → गोमिथुनादानम्, तस्मात्
आर्षः(it is) according to the ṛṣis / sanctioned by the sages (āṛṣa)
आर्षः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootऋषि (आर्ष)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; विशेषण/नामवत् प्रयोगः (निहितः: ‘दण्डः/विधिः/न्यायः’ इत्यादि)
Entities Mentioned
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ārṣa vivāhaC
cattle (go)FAQs
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