Sutra 6

Devanagari script

मयूरनकुलपृषतोत्सर्गः सर्पान्भक्षयति ॥ कZ_०१.२०.०६ ॥

Transliteration

mayūranakulapṛṣatotsargaḥ sarpān bhakṣayati

Translation

Содержание или выпуск павлинов, мангустов и пятнистых оленей приводит к тому, что змей поедают (то есть змей становится меньше).

Word by Word

• मयूर-नकुल-पृषत-उत्सर्गः: the releasing/letting loose of peacocks, mongooses, and spotted deer
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्सर्ग (√सृज्/सर्ज् as nominal base)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः—मयूर + नकुल + पृषत (द्वन्द्व-समाहार/इतरेतर) + उत्सर्ग (तत्पुरुषः: ‘मयूरादीनाम् उत्सर्गः’ = release/letting loose of peacock, mongoose, spotted deer)

• सर्पान्: snakes
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-बहुवचन

• भक्षयति: eats/devours
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भक्ष्
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• mayūra
• nakula
• pṛṣata
• sarpāḥ

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FAQs

What administrative practice does “utsarga” suggest here?

Managed husbandry and controlled roaming of animals as a low-cost, continuous mitigation against snake presence.