Sutra 8
Devanagari script
वडवायाः प्रजतायास्त्रिरात्रं घृतप्रस्थः पानम् ॥ कZ_०२.३०.०८ ॥
Transliteration
vaḍavāyāḥ prajatāyās trirātraṃ ghṛta-prasthaḥ pānam
Translation
Pour une jument qui vient de pouliner, pendant trois nuits (on lui donnera) à boire une mesure d’un prastha de ghee.
Word by Word
वडवायाःof a mare
वडवायाः:
TypeNoun
Rootवडवा
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन (सम्बन्धे)
प्रजतायाःof one that has given birth (a foaled mare)
प्रजतायाः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्रजता
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन; √जन् + प्र (क्त/क्तवतु-आधारित विशेषण), ‘प्रजता’ = प्रसूता/जातवत्सरा
त्रिरात्रम्for three nights (three days)
त्रिरात्रम्:
TypeNoun (time-measure)
Rootत्रिरात्र
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; कालावधि-अर्थे (accusative of duration)
घृतप्रस्थःa prastha-measure of ghee
घृतप्रस्थः:
TypeNoun (measure/quantity)
Rootघृतप्रस्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘प्रस्थ’ (मात्रा/परिमाण) घृतस्य—घृत-परिमाण-विशेषः
पानम्(is) to be given as a drink / drinking (administration)
पानम्:
TypeNoun (action noun)
Rootपान
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; विधेय/विधानार्थे (injunctive nominal: ‘is to be drunk/given to drink’)
Entities Mentioned
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post-partum mareG
ghṛta (ghee)FAQs
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