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

Apabila dilindungi oleh dahan yang merebak daripada pokok aśvattha (ara/fig) yang tumbuh di tempat ‘akṣīva’ serta dikaitkan dengan jīvantī, śvetāmuṣka, kapuṣpa dan vandākā, ular dan racun tidak akan berkesan (di situ).

Word by Word

• जीवन्ती: living, alive
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: √जीव्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ) ‘जीवन्त्’ → ‘जीवन्ती’ (f.)

• श्वेतामुष्ककपुष्पवन्दाकाभिः: with (the plants) śvetāmuṣka, kapuṣpa, and vandākā
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेतामुष्क; कपुष्प; वन्दाका
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन; ‘...-आभिः’ instrumental plural; समासे—(श्वेतामुष्क + कपुष्प + वन्दाका) इति समाहार/सूची-समासः

• अभिरक्षीवे: you should protect/guard (it)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√रक्ष्
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थे); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; धातु: रक्ष्; उपसर्ग: अभि; रूपम्: अभिरक्षीथाः/अभिरक्षीः इत्यादि-परम्परायां ‘अभिरक्षीवे’ (आत्मनेपद-आज्ञा)

• जातस्य: of the born/produced (tree)
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: √जन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘जात’ = born/produced; here qualifying ‘अश्वत्थस्य’

• अश्वत्थस्य: of the aśvattha (sacred fig) tree
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन

• प्रतानेन: by/with its spreading branch (extension)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रताण/प्रतानेन (from प्रतान)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन; ‘प्रतान’ = spreading branch/creeper-like extension

• गुप्तम्: protected, kept concealed
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: √गुप्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘गुप्त’ = protected/covered/kept hidden; agrees with implied ‘(तत्)’/‘(स्थानम्)’

• सर्पाः: snakes
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन

• विषाणि: poisons/venoms
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-बहुवचन

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय

• न: not
• Type: Particle
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• प्रभवन्ति: prevail, take effect, are effective
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√भू
• Form: लट्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: भू; उपसर्ग: प्र; अर्थे ‘प्रभवति’ = to be effective/prevail

Entities Mentioned

• aśvattha
• sarpāḥ
• viṣa
• jīvantī
• śvetāmuṣka
• kapuṣpa
• vandākā

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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.