Sutra 23
Devanagari script
स्नुहिक्षीरलिप्तानि धान्यानि विसृजेदुपनिषद्योगयुक्तानि वा ॥ कZ_०४.३.२३ ॥
Transliteration
snuhikṣīraliptāni dhānyāni visṛjedupaniṣadyogayuktāni vā
Translation
He should scatter grains smeared with the milky latex of snuhī (Euphorbia), or else grains prepared with appropriate technical formulations (upaniṣad-yoga).
Word by Word
स्नुहिक्षीरलिप्तानि(grains) smeared with the latex/milk of the snuhī plant
स्नुहिक्षीरलिप्तानि:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootलिप्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (लिप्त) विशेषण
धान्यानिgrains/cereals
धान्यानि:
TypeNoun
Rootधान्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया
विसृजेत्should release/let loose/scatter
विसृजेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (वि+सृज्)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; लट्-आदेशे विध्यर्थः
उपनिषद्by a secret stratagem / covert method
उपनिषद्:
TypeNoun
Rootउपनिषद्
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया (करण) — ‘उपनिषदा’ इत्यर्थे; पद्ये रूपं ‘उपनिषद्’ (अन्त्यव्यञ्जन-लोप/छन्दोवशात्)
योगयुक्तानिprepared/combined/arranged with a (specific) method
योगयुक्तानि:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootयुज्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (युक्त) विशेषण
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय
Entities Mentioned
S
snuhī plant latexG
grain stores/agriculture (implied)T
technical specialists (implied)FAQs
Codified technical know-how (special formulations) used by the state for practical operations, here pest eradication.