Sutra 16
Devanagari script
सर्वदेशकालशस्त्रवहनं व्यायामश्चेति पदातिकर्माणि ॥ कZ_१०.४.१६ ॥
Transliteration
sarvadeśakālaśastravahanaṃ vyāyāmaś ceti padātikarmāṇi
Translation
پیادہ فوج کے فرائض یہ ہیں: ہر خطے اور موسم کے مطابق مناسب ہتھیار اٹھانا، اور ورزش/مشق۔
Word by Word
सर्वदेशकालशस्त्रवहनम्carrying/transporting weapons in all places and at all times (constant weapon-carrying drill)
सर्वदेशकालशस्त्रवहनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवह्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; समासः—(सर्वेषु देशेषु कालेषु च) शस्त्रस्य वहनम्
व्यायामःphysical exercise/training
व्यायामः:
TypeNoun
Rootयम् (वि-आ-√यम्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
इतिthus (so called)
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formअव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक
पदातिकर्माणिthe duties/activities of foot-soldiers (infantry duties)
पदातिकर्माणि:
TypeNoun
Rootकृ
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा; समासः—पदातीनां कर्माणि
Entities Mentioned
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padāti (infantry)FAQs
It frames weapon carriage and equipment as a standardized policy keyed to local terrain and seasonal conditions, i.e., logistics and preparedness are contextual, not uniform by default.
Because the state treats physical conditioning as an institutional requirement for operational effectiveness, not a personal choice of soldiers.