Sutra 20
Devanagari script
तृतीये तूर्यघोषेण संविष्टश्चतुर्थपञ्चमौ शयीत ॥ कZ_०१.१९.२० ॥
Transliteration
tṛtīye tūryaghoṣeṇa saṃviṣṭaś caturthapañcamau śayīta
Translation
En la tercera parte (de la noche), tras retirarse con el sonido de los instrumentos, debe dormir durante la cuarta y la quinta (partes).
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.