Sutra 59

Devanagari script

शेषाणामतो मृगपशुपक्षिव्यालानामेकभक्तादनुमानं ग्राहयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.१५.५९ ॥

Transliteration

śeṣāṇām ato mṛga-paśu-pakṣi-vyālānām eka-bhaktād anumānaṃ grāhayet

Translation

Đối với các loài còn lại—thú rừng, gia súc, chim và thú dữ—ông ta sẽ xác định (khẩu phần) bằng ước lượng, lấy “một suất ăn” làm chuẩn.

Word by Word

• शेषाणाम्: of the remaining (ones)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual)

• अतः: therefore; from this (fact)
• Type: Particle
• Root: अतः
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/तस्मात्-अर्थे

• मृग: deer / wild game animal
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग
• Form: समासाङ्ग; मूलरूपम् (stem)

• पशु: beast; (often) domestic animal
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु
• Form: समासाङ्ग; मूलरूपम् (stem)

• पक्षि: bird
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिन्
• Form: समासाङ्ग; प्रातिपदिकम् (stem)

• व्यालानाम्: of wild/ferocious animals (predators)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याल
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural), पुंलिङ्ग

• एकभक्तात्: from (the fact of) a single meal / one feeding
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: एकभक्त
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनम् (Ablative singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (usage as a measure/condition)

• अनुमानम्: inference; estimation
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुमान
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (Accusative singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• ग्राहयेत्: should cause (them) to ascertain/accept; should have (it) determined
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (गृह्णाति)
• Form: कारण (णिच्) causative; विधिलिङ्/लोट्-आदेशरूपम्: 3rd person singular, परस्मैपदम्; ‘cause to take/accept’

Entities Mentioned

• wild animals
• livestock
• birds
• predatory animals
• storehouse officials

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FAQs

Why allow estimation instead of fixed measures for all cases?

Because consumption varies widely across species; a baseline (‘one meal’) plus supervised estimation balances practicality with control.

How does this reduce corruption?

By anchoring discretion to a declared baseline, making deviations explainable and reviewable.