Sutra 4

Devanagari script

श्रूयते हि शुकसारिकाभिर्मन्त्रो भिन्नः श्वभिरप्यन्यैश्च तिर्यग्योनिभिरिति ॥ कZ_०१.१५.०४ ॥

Transliteration

śrūyate hi śukasārikābhir mantro bhinnaḥ śvabhir apy anyaiś ca tiryagyonibhir iti

Translation

ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਮਸ਼ਵਰਾ ਤੋਤਿਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਮੈਨਾ ਪੰਛੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਨਹੀਂ, ਕੁੱਤਿਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਵੀ ਲੀਕ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• श्रूयते: is heard / is reported
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive): ‘is heard’

• हि: indeed / for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: निपातः; हेत्वर्थे/समर्थने (indeed/for)

• शुकसारिकाभिः: by parrots and mynas
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक; सारिका
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-समाहारः; तृतीया विभक्तिः बहुवचनम्; करणत्वे (instrumental): ‘by parrots and mynas’

• मन्त्रः: a secret counsel / a plan (state secret)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा विभक्तिः एकवचनम्; कर्तृ/विषयः (subject): ‘a counsel/secret’

• भिन्नः: broken / divulged
• Type: Participle
• Root: भिद्
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त); पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा विभक्तिः एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्: ‘broken/split/divulged’

• श्वभिः: by dogs
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; तृतीया विभक्तिः बहुवचनम्; करणत्वे: ‘by dogs’

• अपि: also / even
• Type: Particle
• Root: अपि
• Form: निपातः; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थे (also/even)

• अन्यैः: by other (ones)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; तृतीया विभक्तिः बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (of ‘tiryagyoni-bhiḥ’ understood): ‘by other’

• च: and
• Type: Conjunction
• Root: च
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थकः (and)

• तिर्यग्योनिभिः: by other creatures of animal birth (animals/birds, etc.)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिर्यक्; योनि
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; तृतीया विभक्तिः बहुवचनम्; करणत्वे: ‘by beings of animal birth’ (non-human creatures)

• इति: thus / as follows
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्ययम्; वाक्य-समाप्तौ उद्धरण/इत्यर्थे

Entities Mentioned

• parrots
• mynas
• dogs
• animals (general)

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FAQs

What is the administrative lesson behind mentioning animals as sources of leakage?

Secrecy fails through overlooked channels; secure environments must account for all inadvertent listeners and repeaters.

How should this shape protocol design?

Control surroundings, access, and audibility; assume any uncontrolled presence can become an information vector.