Sutra 7

Devanagari script

शुकः सारिका भृङ्गराजो वा सर्पविषशङ्कायां क्रोशति ॥ कZ_०१.२०.०७ ॥

Transliteration

śukaḥ sārikā bhṛṅgarājo vā sarpaviṣaśaṅkāyāṃ krośati

Translation

Un perroquet, une mainate (sārika) ou un oiseau bhṛṅgarāja pousse des cris lorsqu’on soupçonne la présence d’un serpent ou d’un 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.