Sutra 14

Devanagari script

आत्मचक्षुषि निवेश्य वस्त्रमाल्यं दद्युः स्नानानुलेपनप्रघर्षचूर्णवासस्नानीयानि च स्ववक्षोबाहुषु च ॥ कZ_०१.२१.१४ ॥

Transliteration

ātmacakṣuṣi niveśya vastramālyaṃ dadyuḥ snānānulepanapragharṣacūrṇavāsasnānīyāni ca svavakṣobāhuṣu ca ।

Translation

ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੀ ਨਿਗਾਹ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਰੱਖ ਕੇ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਅਤੇ ਮਾਲਾ ਦੇਣ; ਅਤੇ ਨ੍ਹਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ, ਲੇਪ, ਰਗੜਨ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ, ਪਾਊਡਰ, ਕੱਪੜੇ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਨ੍ਹਾਉਣ ਦੇ ਸਾਮਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਆਪਣੇ ਸੀਨੇ ਅਤੇ ਬਾਂਹਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ (ਆਪਣੇ ਕਾਬੂ ਵਿੱਚ) ਰੱਖ ਕੇ ਦੇਣ।

Word by Word

• आत्मचक्षुषि: into/with reference to one’s own eyes (i.e., keeping one’s own eyes as witness / under one’s own observation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + चक्षुस्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; (आत्मनः चक्षुषि) ‘in/into one’s own eye(s)’; अधिकरण

• निवेश्य: having placed / after placing
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विश्
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having placed/caused to be placed’

• वस्त्रमाल्यम्: cloth and garland
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र + माल्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; ‘cloth and garland (as a set)’; कर्म

• दद्युः: they should give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (ददाति)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ) परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन

• स्नान: bathing
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्ना
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद) ‘bathing’

• अनुलेपन: anointing / applying unguents
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनु-लिप्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद) ‘anointing/smearing (with unguents)’

• प्रघर्ष: rubbing / friction (massage)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-घृष्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगानुसार); (समासपूर्वपद) ‘rubbing/friction (massage)’

• चूर्ण: powder
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूर्ण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद) ‘powder’

• वास: clothing / garment
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद) ‘garment/cloth; clothing’

• स्नानीयानि: bath requisites / bathing articles
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नानीय
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-बहुवचन; ‘things fit for bathing / bath-requisites’; कर्म (दद्युः)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• स्ववक्षोबाहुषु: on their own chest and arms
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + वक्षस् + बाहु
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-समाहार; सप्तमी-बहुवचन; ‘on their own chest and arms’; अधिकरण

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

Entities Mentioned

• attendants (implicit)
• garments
• garlands
• bath requisites

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FAQs

What is the core security mechanism in this sutra?

Continuous custody and line-of-sight control of items destined for the king, minimizing opportunities for substitution or contamination.

Why specify keeping items on chest/arms?

It indicates physical control and visibility—preventing hidden exchanges and signaling accountability for the item’s integrity.