Sutra 19

Devanagari script

स्थानस्याशुद्धिर्यवसस्याग्रहणं स्थले शायनमभागे घातः परारोहणमकाले यानमभूमावतीर्थेऽवतारणं तरुषण्ड इत्यत्ययस्थानानि ॥ कZ_०२.३२.१९ ॥

Transliteration

sthānasyāśuddhir yavasasyāgrahaṇaṃ sthale śāyanam abhāge ghātaḥ parārohaṇam akāle yānam abhūmāvatīrthe 'vatāraṇaṃ taruṣaṇḍa ity atyaya-sthānāni

Translation

Risk-situations (accident points) are: an unclean station, failure to procure fodder, making it lie on hard ground, striking it on an improper part, mounting by another person, travelling at an improper time, dismounting at an unsuitable place or at a non-ford, and moving through a grove/thicket—these are the danger points.

Word by Word

स्थानस्यof a place/position

अशुद्धिःimpurity; uncleanliness; defect

यवसस्यof fodder/grass

अग्रहणम्non-taking; non-collection; failure to obtain

स्थलेon dry ground; on a (wrong) spot

शायनम्lying down; sleeping; resting

अभागेin an improper place; in a wrong part

घातःstriking; killing; attack; harm

परारोहणम्climbing up; mounting; ascent

अकालेat the wrong time; untimely

यानम्going; journey; march

अभूमौon unsuitable ground; on non-terrain (unfit land)

अतीर्थेat a non-ford; at an improper crossing-place

अवतारणम्bringing down; descent; disembarkation

तरुषण्डःa grove; clump of trees

इतिthus; so (marking the end of the list)

अत्ययस्थानानिplaces of mishap; danger-zones

Entities Mentioned

elephants

handlers (implied)

FAQs

What kind of governance instrument is this list of 'atyaya-sthāna'?

A proto-safety code: it identifies predictable failure modes so supervisors can enforce preventive routines and assign liability.