Arthashastra

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ततः परं मास उत्तरम् अर्ध वृद्धिर् यव प्रस्थ आ त्रि वर्षात्, द्रोण आ चतुर् वर्षात् ॥

sanskrit

then the above rations shall be increased half as much during each succeeding month, with the addition of 1 prastha of barley till it becomes three years old, then one drona of barley till it grows four years old.

english translation

tataH paraM mAsa uttaram ardha vRddhir yava prastha A tri varSAt, droNa A catur varSAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/30/12

ततः परं मास उत्तरम् अर्ध वृद्धिर् यव प्रस्थ आ त्रि वर्षात्, द्रोण आ चतुर् वर्षात् ॥

sanskrit

then the above rations shall be increased half as much during each succeeding month, with the addition of 1 prastha of barley till it becomes three years old, then one drona of barley till it grows four years old.

english translation

tataH paraM mAsa uttaram ardha vRddhir yava prastha A tri varSAt, droNa A catur varSAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript