Sutra 5

Devanagari script

जीवन्तीश्वेतामुष्ककपुष्पवन्दाकाभिरक्षीवे जातस्याश्वत्थस्य प्रतानेन गुप्तं सर्पा विषाणि वा न प्रभवन्ति ॥ कZ_०१.२०.०५ ॥

Transliteration

jīvantīśvetāmuṣkakapuṣpavandākābhir akṣīve jātasyāśvatthasya pratānena guptaṃ sarpā viṣāṇi vā na prabhavanti

Translation

Cuando está protegido por las ramas extendidas de un aśvattha (higuera) nacido en un lugar ‘akṣīva’ y asociado con jīvantī, śvetāmuṣka, kapuṣpa y vandākā, las serpientes y los venenos no surten efecto (allí).

Word by Word

जीवन्तीliving, alive

श्वेतामुष्ककपुष्पवन्दाकाभिःwith (the plants) śvetāmuṣka, kapuṣpa, and vandākā

अभिरक्षीवेyou should protect/guard (it)

जातस्यof the born/produced (tree)

अश्वत्थस्यof the aśvattha (sacred fig) tree

प्रतानेनby/with its spreading branch (extension)

गुप्तम्protected, kept concealed

सर्पाःsnakes

विषाणिpoisons/venoms

वाor

नnot

प्रभवन्तिprevail, take effect, are effective

Entities Mentioned

aśvattha

sarpāḥ

viṣa

jīvantī

śvetāmuṣka

kapuṣpa

vandākā

FAQs

What is the governance logic behind prescribing specific plants?

Use of environmental design as passive defense: landscaping and controlled ecology to deter pests (snakes) and reduce perceived/real poisoning risk.

How should uncertain terms like “akṣīve” be handled in digitization?

Mark as a technical term with uncertain referent; preserve IAST and add a note in metadata for later philological resolution rather than forcing a speculative translation.