Sutra 20
Devanagari script
तृतीये तूर्यघोषेण संविष्टश्चतुर्थपञ्चमौ शयीत ॥ कZ_०१.१९.२० ॥
Transliteration
tṛtīye tūryaghoṣeṇa saṃviṣṭaś caturthapañcamau śayīta
Translation
In the third part of the night, having retired to the sound of instruments, he should sleep during the fourth and fifth parts.
Word by Word
तृतीयेat the third (time/watch/occasion)
तृतीये:
TypeNoun/Adjective (Ordinal)
Rootतृतीय
Formसप्तमी-एकवचनम्; पुं/नपुं (प्रयोगानुसारम्); विशेषणम् (काल/क्रमवाचकः)
तूर्यघोषेणby/with the sound of musical instruments (signal sound)
तूर्यघोषेण:
TypeNoun
Rootतूर्यघोष
Formतृतीया-एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गः; करणम् (instrumental: ‘by/with the sound’)
संविष्टःhaving settled/retired (to rest)
संविष्टः:
TypeVerb (PPP used adjectivally)
Rootसम् + विश्
Formकृदन्तः (क्त); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; ‘संविष्ट’ = उपविष्ट/आसीन/स्थित (contextually: having settled/retired)
चतुर्थपञ्चमौthe fourth and the fifth (watches/periods)
चतुर्थपञ्चमौ:
TypeNoun/Adjective (Ordinals, dual)
Rootचतुर्थ + पञ्चम
Formप्रथमा-द्विवचनम्; पुं/नपुं (प्रयोगानुसारम्); ‘the fourth and the fifth’ (times/watches)
शयीतhe should sleep/lie down
शयीत:
TypeVerb
Rootशी
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्; ‘he should lie down/sleep’
Entities Mentioned
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tūrya (signal instruments)FAQs
Signals standardize the palace timetable, enabling coordinated guard duty, access control, and predictable executive availability.