Sutra 33

Devanagari script

अनग्निकाः सोदकाश्च खले स्युः परिकर्मिणः ॥ कZ_०२.२४.३३च्द् ॥

Transliteration

anagnikāḥ sodakāś ca khale syuḥ parikarmiṇaḥ

Translation

Workers at the threshing-floor should be without fire and provided with water (i.e., fire is prohibited; water is kept ready).

Word by Word

• अनग्निकाः: without fire; not using fire (fireless workers)
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: अग्नि (नञ्-पूर्वक)
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विशेषणम्

• स-उदकाः: with water; having/using water
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: उदक (स-पूर्वक)
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• खले: in the threshing-floor / in the barn-yard
• Type: Noun
• Root: खल
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; अधिकरणम्

• स्युः: should be / may be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• परिकर्मिणः: attendants; workers engaged in auxiliary/servicing tasks
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: परि + कृ (कर्मिन्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; कर्तृवाचकः

Entities Mentioned

• parikarman (operations/attendant work)
• agni (fire)
• udaka (water)
• khala (threshing floor)

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FAQs

Why prohibit fire at the threshing-floor?

Dry straw and grain are highly combustible; banning fire reduces catastrophic loss of revenue-in-kind.

Why require water on site?

As immediate mitigation capacity for accidents, reflecting institutionalized safety preparedness.