Sutra 18
Devanagari script
पथिव्याधिकर्ममदजराभितप्तानां चिकित्सकाः प्रतिकुर्युः ॥ कZ_०२.३२.१८ ॥
Transliteration
pathivyādhikarmamadajarābhitaptānāṃ cikitsakāḥ pratikuryuḥ
Translation
Veterinarians shall treat those afflicted by disease, overwork, intoxication (musth-like states), and the debilities of age.
Word by Word
पथिव्याधि-कर्म-मद-जराभि-तप्तानाम्of those afflicted by travel-fatigue, illness, overwork, intoxication, old age, and (other) burning/feverish conditions
पथिव्याधि-कर्म-मद-जराभि-तप्तानाम्:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootपथि/पथिन्; व्याधि; कर्मन्; मद; जरा; तप्
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (gen. pl.); समासपदं—पथि(पथिन्)-व्याधि-कर्म-मद-जरा-आभि-तप्त (तप्त = कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
चिकित्सकाःphysicians; medical attendants
चिकित्सकाः:
TypeNoun
Rootचिकित्सक
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (nom. pl.), पुंलिङ्ग
प्रतिकुर्युःshould treat; should remedy; should provide medical care
प्रतिकुर्युः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (करणे)
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; उपसर्गः—प्रति; धातु—कृ; रूपम्—कुर्युः
Entities Mentioned
V
veterinariansE
elephantsFAQs
Healthy elephants are strategic assets; mandated treatment is a readiness policy, not merely compassion.