Sutra 7

Devanagari script

लोहमणिमयानां पङ्कमलोपदेहता स्नेहरागगौरवप्रभाववर्णस्पर्शवधश्च इति विषयुक्तस्य लिङ्गानि ॥ कZ_०१.२१.०७ह् ॥

Transliteration

loha-maṇi-mayānāṃ paṅka-mala-upadehatā sneha-rāga-gaurava-prabhāva-varṇa-sparśa-vadhaś ca iti viṣayuktasya liṅgāni

Translation

Para objetos feitos de metal ou gemas, os sinais são: a aderência de sujeira; e a perda de polimento, brilho, sensação de peso/solidez, fulgor, cor e tato. Estes são os sinais de algo contaminado por veneno.

Word by Word

• loha-maṇi-mayānām: of (objects) made of iron and gems
• Type: Noun (genitive plural)
• Root: loha; maṇi; √mā (māyā/मयट्-प्रत्ययः ‘मय’ = made of)
• Form: ṣaṣṭhī-bahuvacanam; napuṃsaka/puṃliṅga-samāsa-prayoga; ‘-maya’ adjectival derivative; governs following ‘liṅgāni’ as ‘of (objects) made of…’

• paṅka-mala-upadehatā: the state of being smeared with mud and dirt
• Type: Noun (feminine abstract)
• Root: paṅka; mala; upa-√dih (to smear) + -tā
• Form: prathamā-ekavacanam; strīliṅgam; bhāva-vācaka (-tā); predicate/feature in a list of ‘liṅgāni’

• sneha-rāga-gaurava-prabhāva-varṇa-sparśa-vadhaḥ: oiliness, tint, heaviness, potency/lustre, colour, touch, and destructive effect
• Type: Noun (masculine singular; collective list)
• Root: sneha; rāga; gaurava; prabhāva; varṇa; sparśa; vadha
• Form: prathamā-ekavacanam; puṃliṅgam; saṃhāra-dvandva (a set of properties taken together)

• ca: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: ca
• Form: samuccaya (and)

• iti: thus
• Type: Particle/Quotative
• Root: iti
• Form: quotative marker closing the enumeration

• viṣa-yuktasya: of (something) mixed with poison
• Type: Adjective/Participle used as noun-qualifier
• Root: viṣa; √yuj (to join) + kta (yukta)
• Form: ṣaṣṭhī-ekavacanam; puṃ/napuṃ usage; qualifies an implied substance/object: ‘of that which is mixed with poison’

• liṅgāni: signs/indicators
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga
• Form: prathamā-bahuvacanam; napuṃsaka; subject: ‘the marks/signs’

Entities Mentioned

• metal objects
• gem objects

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FAQs

Why include metals and gems in a poisoning protocol?

Royal security includes utensils, ornaments, and contact objects; degradation cues provide a non-medical method to flag tampering.