Sutra 31
Devanagari script
नवं हि द्रव्यं येन येनार्थजातेनोपदिह्यते तत्तदाचूषति ॥ कZ_०१.१७.३१ ॥
Transliteration
navaṃ hi dravyaṃ yena yenārthajātenopadihyate tattad ācūṣati
Translation
For a ‘new’ (unformed) mind is like fresh material: whatever kind of content it is smeared with, it absorbs that very thing.
Word by Word
नवम्new
नवम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootनव
Formविशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्मपद)
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeParticle
Rootहि
Formनिपात; अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/समर्थक
द्रव्यम्property, wealth, substance
द्रव्यम्:
TypeNoun
Rootद्रव्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्म)
येनby which
येन:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formसर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (करण)
येनby which
येन:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formसर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (करण)
अर्थजातेनby a kind/class of artha (means/objects of gain)
अर्थजातेन:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थजात
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (करण); समासान्त पद
उपदिह्यतेis applied/used (is employed)
उपदिह्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-√दिह्
Formलट्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि (passive)
तत्that
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (correlative)
तत्that (respectively)
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (repetition for distributive sense)
आचूषतिdraws in, absorbs, sucks up
आचूषति:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√चूष्
Formलट्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; कर्तरि
FAQs
Control the inputs around the heir; early influences become internalized and later govern decisions.
It justifies strict gatekeeping of companions, tutors, entertainments, and narratives around the prince.