Sutra 26

Devanagari script

न सर्पास्तत्र तिष्ठन्ति धूमो यत्रैष तिष्ठति ॥ कZ_०२.२४.२६च्द् ॥

Transliteration

na sarpāstatra tiṣṭhanti dhūmo yatraiṣa tiṣṭhati

Translation

Snakes do not remain where this smoke persists.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Particle
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation)

• सर्पाः: snakes
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्

• तत्र: there; in that place
• Type: Adverb
• Root: तत्र
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम्

• तिष्ठन्ति: stand; remain; stay
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (तिष्ठ)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्

• धूमः: smoke
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

• यत्र: where
• Type: Relative adverb
• Root: यत्र
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (relative: where)

• एषः: this (one/thing)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

• तिष्ठति: stands; remains; stays
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (तिष्ठ)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

Entities Mentioned

• sarpa (snake)
• dhūma (smoke)

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What administrative principle is illustrated by this short line?

Preventive risk management: use low-cost environmental controls (smoke) to reduce hazards to workers and protect storage/cultivation areas.