Sutra 34
Devanagari script
विषण्णालिकमुभयतोरात्रं यामतूर्यम् ॥ कZ_०२.३६.३४ ॥
Transliteration
viṣaṇṇālikam ubhayato-rātraṃ yāma-tūryam
Translation
ಎರಡೂ ರಾತ್ರಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ‘ವಿಷಣ್ಣಾಲಿಕಾ’ ಸಂಕೇತ ಇರಬೇಕು; ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ಯಾಮಕ್ಕೂ (ಪ್ರಹರಕ್ಕೂ) ಯಾಮ-ತೂರ್ಯ ಎಂಬ ಕಾವಲು-ಸಂಕೇತ ಇರಬೇಕು।
Word by Word
विषण्णालिकम्a dejected/feigned-dejected (deceptive) act or signal
विषण्णालिकम्:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootविषण्ण + आलिक
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (सन्दर्भानुसार)
उभयतःon both sides; in both ways
उभयतः:
TypeIndeclinable (Adverb)
Rootउभय
Formअव्यय; अर्थे—‘दोनों ओर/दोनों प्रकार से’
रात्रम्at night; for the night (time-span)
रात्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootरात्रि
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (काल-अवधि-अर्थे)
यामतूर्यम्a watch/quarter signal (musical/instrumental signal marking the night-watches)
यामतूर्यम्:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootयाम + तूर्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (सन्दर्भानुसार)
Entities Mentioned
N
night watchS
signal instrumentsC
city residentsFAQs
To synchronize patrols, mark watch changes, deter crime through audible presence, and provide citizens predictable cues for curfew/safety routines.
It implies standardized SOPs for urban security—timekeeping, instrumentation, and coordinated manpower deployment.