Sutra 4

Devanagari script

गुप्ते देशे माहानसिकः सर्वमास्वादबाहुल्येन कर्म कारयेत् ॥ कZ_०१.२१.०४ ॥

Transliteration

gupte deśe māhānasikaḥ sarvamāsvādabāhulyena karma kārayet

Translation

នៅកន្លែងលាក់/មានសន្តិសុខ មេគ្រប់គ្រងផ្ទះបាយគួរឲ្យធ្វើការរៀបចំទាំងអស់ដោយមានការសាករសជាតិ/តេស្តយ៉ាងទូលំទូលាយ។

Word by Word

• गुप्ते: in a secret/hidden (place)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुप्त
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनम् (पुं/नपुं); विशेषणम्

• देशे: in a place/region
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनम् (पुं); अधिकरणम्

• माहानसिकः: the superintendent of the kitchen / chief cook
• Type: Noun (agent noun)
• Root: माहानसिक
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (पुं); कर्ता

• सर्वम्: everything; all (items/arrangements)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: सर्व
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (नपुं); कर्म

• आस्वाद: by tasting; by taste-testing
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्वाद
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनम् (पुं); साधन/हेतु (instrument/means)

• बाहुल्येन: in abundance; extensively; frequently
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहुल्य
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनम् (नपुं); प्रकार/अधिक्य (adverbial instrumental)

• कर्म: work; duties; operations
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (नपुं); कर्म (object)

• कारयेत्: should cause (it) to be done; should have (the work) carried out
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (णिच्)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ्?—विधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; णिच् (causative)

Entities Mentioned

• kitchen superintendent (māhānasika)
• secured kitchen site

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FAQs

What is the governance logic of ‘secret place + extensive tasting’?

It combines physical security (restricted access) with process security (testing), reducing both tampering opportunities and undetected poisoning.