Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.15.42
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.15.42
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2.15.42
pañcadroṇe śālīnāṃ dvādaśāḍhakaṃ taṇḍulānāṃ kalabhabhojanam, ekādaśakaṃ vyālānām, daśakam aupavāhyānāṃ navakaṃ sāmnāhyānām, aṣṭakaṃ pattīnām, saptakaṃ mukhyānām, ṣaṭkaṃ devīkumārāṇām, pañcakaṃ rājñām, akhaṇḍapariśuddhānāṃ vā tuaṇḍulānāṃ prasthaḥ //
Rice prepared in such a way that five dróna of sáli yield ten ádhakas of rice will be fit to be the food of young elephants; eleven ádhakas from five drónas for elephants of bad temper (vyála); ten ádhakas from the same quantity for elephants trained for riding; nine ádhakas from the same quantity for elephants used in war; eight ádhakas from the same for infantry; eleven ádhakas from the same for chiefs of the army; six ádhakas from the same for queens and princes and five ádhakas from the same quantity for kings.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (6)
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Arthaśāstravyākhyā Jayamaṅgalā — Sanskrit
- Nitinirṇīti — Yogghama, Sanskrit