Sutra 5

Devanagari script

देवरथपुष्यरथसांग्रामिकपारियाणिकपरपुराभियानिकवैनयिकांश्च रथान् कारयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.३३.०५ ॥

Transliteration

devarathapuṣyarathasāṃgrāmikapāriyāṇikaparapurābhiyānikavainayikāṃś ca rathān kārayet

Translation

他应命人制造如下种类的战车：天神车（deva）、吉祥车（puṣya）、战斗车、行旅/护卫车、用于攻伐敌城的远征车，以及纪律/训练车。

Word by Word

• देवरथपुष्यरथसांग्रामिकपारियाणिकपरपुराभियानिकवैनयिकान्: (the) deva-chariots, puṣya/auspicious chariots, war chariots, travel/transport chariots, chariots for expeditions against enemy towns, and discipline/training chariots
• Type: Noun (compound used adjectivally)
• Root: रथ (मुख्य पद); देवरथ/पुष्यरथ/सांग्रामिक/पारियाणिक/परपुराभियानिक/वैनयिक (विशेषण-पदानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन; 'रथान्' इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण-समूहः (समासेन समाहृतः)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• रथान्: chariots
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन; कर्मपदम्

• कारयेत्: should have (them) made / should cause (them) to be constructed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (कारयति)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (आज्ञा/विधानार्थ); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; एकवचनम्; णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative): 'to cause to be made'

Entities Mentioned

• rathādhyakṣa
• mission-specific chariot categories

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FAQs

Why include ceremonial chariots alongside military ones?

Kautilya treats legitimacy and coercion as linked: ritual display supports authority, while specialized war equipment supports enforcement.

What administrative idea is expressed by listing mission-specific chariots?

Capability-based procurement—equipment is planned by function (battle, travel, siege/expedition, training), not as a single generic category.