Sutra 12

Devanagari script

औरभ्रं भयमेतदिति पिशुनः ॥ कZ_०१.१७.१२ ॥

Transliteration

aurabhraṃ bhayam etad iti piśunaḥ

Translation

পিশুন বলেন—এটি ‘ঔরভ্র-ভয়’ (ভেড়ার মতো বিপদ)।

Word by Word

• औरभ्रम्: ‘aurabhra’ (a specific term of reproach/defamation used in slander)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औरभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (सन्दर्भतः ‘औरभ्रम्’ इति उक्तिविषयः/उक्तिवचनम्)

• भयम्: fear, danger
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा

• एतत्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा

• इति: thus, ‘so’ (quotative marker)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्त्यर्थे/उद्धरणचिह्नरूपेण

• पिशुनः: a slanderer, tale-bearer, informer
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा

Entities Mentioned

• Piśuna

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FAQs

How can 'ram-danger' be understood as a policy metaphor?

A restrained actor may charge suddenly when provoked; harsh guarding can generate abrupt, forceful retaliation rather than quiet compliance.