Sutra 7

Devanagari script

शुकः सारिका भृङ्गराजो वा सर्पविषशङ्कायां क्रोशति ॥ कZ_०१.२०.०७ ॥

Transliteration

śukaḥ sārikā bhṛṅgarājo vā sarpaviṣaśaṅkāyāṃ krośati

Translation

A parrot, a myna, or a bhṛṅgarāja bird cries out when there is suspicion of snake or poison.

Word by Word

• शुकः: a parrot
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• सारिका: a myna (bird)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारिका
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• भृङ्गराजः: a bhr̥ṅgarāja bird (often identified with a kind of blackbird/drongo)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृङ्गराज
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive)

• सर्पविषशङ्कायाम्: in the suspicion/apprehension of snake-poison
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्का
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-एकवचन; समासः = सर्पस्य विषम् इति सर्पविषम्, तस्य शङ्का इति सर्पविषशङ्का

• क्रोशति: cries out; shrieks
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुश्
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• śuka
• sārikā
• bhṛṅgarāja
• sarpa
• viṣa

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FAQs

What is the underlying niti concept in using birds as indicators?

Redundant sensing: rely on observable, low-tech indicators (animal behavior) to augment human vigilance in high-risk spaces.