Sutra 25

Devanagari script

आपन्नसत्त्वायाः कौमारभृत्यो गर्भभर्मणि प्रसवे च वियतेत ॥ कZ_०१.१७.२५ ॥

Transliteration

āpannasattvāyāḥ kaumārabhṛtyo garbhabharmaṇi prasave ca viyateta

Translation

For a queen who has conceived, the superintendent of royal children (kaumārabhṛtya) should attend to prenatal care and to the delivery.

Word by Word

• आपन्नसत्त्वायाः: of a woman whose pregnancy has become critical (fetus in danger)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (compound used substantively)
• Root: आपन्नसत्त्वा
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; ‘आपन्न’ (ppp of √आपद् ‘to fall into, be in distress’) + ‘सत्त्व’ (n. ‘being/viability/strength’), feminine base ‘-ā’

• कौमारभृत्यः: the (royal/state) child-care attendant / nurse
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौमारभृत्य
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गम्; ‘कौमार’ (of children/infancy) + ‘भृत्य’ (attendant/servant) → ‘attendant in charge of children’

• गर्भभर्मणि: in the care/management of the pregnancy
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भभर्मन्
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (locative of an action-noun); ‘गर्भ’ (fetus/pregnancy) + ‘भर्मन्’ (supporting/maintaining; care)

• प्रसवे: at the time of delivery
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसव
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गम्; ‘prasava’ = childbirth/delivery

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

• वियतेत: should make efforts / should attend carefully
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √यत्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; ‘to exert oneself, to take measures, to attend carefully’

Entities Mentioned

• pregnant queen
• kaumārabhṛtya (nursery/children superintendent)

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FAQs

What administrative principle is reflected in assigning the kaumārabhṛtya to pregnancy and birth?

Specialized officials and protocol reduce succession risk by treating maternal and infant health as a state function, not a private household matter.