Sutra 2

Devanagari script

स्थानपरिवर्तनमातपप्रवातप्रदानं च बहुशः कुर्यात् ॥ कZ_०२.१८.०२ ॥

Transliteration

sthānaparivartanam ātapa-pravāta-pradānaṃ ca bahuśaḥ kuryāt ||

Translation

He should frequently change the place (of storage) and provide sunlight and ventilation.

Word by Word

• स्थान: place; position; location
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्था
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• परिवर्तनम्: changing (of place/position)
• Type: Noun (action noun)
• Root: वृत् (वर्त्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; √वर्त् + परि + ल्युट् (परिवर्तन)

• आतप: sun-heat; warmth (sun exposure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तप्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• प्रवात: breeze; fresh air
• Type: Noun
• Root: वा
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• प्रदानम्: giving; providing
• Type: Noun (action noun)
• Root: दा
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; √दा + प्र + ल्युट् (प्रदान)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• बहुशः: many times; repeatedly
• Type: Adverb
• Root: बहु
• Form: अव्ययभावे -शस् प्रत्यय (बहु + शस्)

• कुर्यात्: should do; should perform
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; √कृ

Entities Mentioned

• stored commodities/materials

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FAQs

Why would an administrator rotate storage locations?

To reduce dampness, decay, and localized infestation—an operational control that protects state assets.