Sutra 29

Devanagari script

लुब्धकाः श्वगणिनो वा कूटपञ्जरावपातैश्चरेयुः ॥ कZ_०४.३.२९ ॥

Transliteration

lubdhakāḥ śvagaṇino vā kūṭapañjarāvapātaiś careyuḥ

Translation

မုဆိုးများ သို့မဟုတ် ခွေးထိန်း/ခွေးအုပ်ကိုင်သူများသည် ဖုံးကွယ်ထားသော လှောင်အိမ်များနှင့် ချိုင့်အောင် (pit-falls) များကို အသုံးပြုပြီး လှည့်လည်ကင်းလှည့်သင့်သည်။

Word by Word

• लुब्धकाः: hunters; trappers
• Type: Noun
• Root: लुब्धक
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• श्वगणिनः: leaders/handlers of packs of dogs
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वगणिन्
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्

• कूटपञ्जरावपातैः: by means of decoy-cages and pitfalls
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूटपञ्जरावपात
• Form: तृतीया-बहुवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; साधनकरणे

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• चरेयुः: should move about / should operate (as agents)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

Entities Mentioned

• lubdhaka (hunters)
• śvagaṇin (dog-handlers)
• traps (cages, pit-falls)

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FAQs

What governance principle is reflected in using hunters/dog-handlers?

Task specialization: the state relies on trained practitioners for risk environments, rather than generalist officials.