Sutra 36

Devanagari script

सम्भूय वापि सर्पान् हन्युः ॥ कZ_०४.३.३६ ॥

Transliteration

sambhūya vāpi sarpān hanyuḥ

Translation

Or, acting jointly, they should kill the snakes.

Word by Word

• सम्भूय: having assembled; having come together
• Type: Verb (absolutive/gerund)
• Root: सम्-√भू
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); उपसर्ग: सम्; अर्थ: ‘समवेत्य/एकत्र भूत्वा’

• वा: or; alternatively
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle) ‘or/alternatively’

• अपि: also; even
• Type: Particle
• Root: अपि
• Form: समुच्चय/अवधारण/अपेक्षार्थक निपात; अत्र ‘even/also’ (emphatic/additive)

• सर्पान्: snakes
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन (accusative plural); कर्मपद

• हन्युः: they should kill; they may kill
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष बहुवचन; लकार: लिङ्; अर्थ: ‘should kill/let them kill’

Entities Mentioned

• snakes (sarpāḥ)
• local responders/officials (implied)

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FAQs

What policy instrument is implied in 4.3.36?

Direct operational mitigation: coordinated community/official action to eliminate an immediate public hazard (snakes).