Sutra 6

Devanagari script

पशुमृगद्रव्यहस्तिवनपरिग्रहो वनम् ॥ कZ_०२.६.०६ ॥

Transliteration

paśumṛgadravyahastivanaparigraho vanam

Translation

पशुमृगद्रव्यहस्तिवनपरिग्रहो वनम्।

Word by Word

• पशु: cattle/domestic animals
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• मृग: wild animals/game
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• द्रव्य: goods/materials/valuable produce
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• हस्ति: elephant
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्ति
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• वन: forest
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• परिग्रहः: taking possession; appropriation; state acquisition/control
• Type: Noun (action noun)
• Root: परि-ग्रह्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; भाववाचक/क्रियानाम (ग्रहण/अधिग्रहण)

• वनम्: (this is) ‘forest’ (as a defined administrative category)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विधेय (परिभाषा-वाक्य में)

Entities Mentioned

• Forest administration
• Elephant reserve management

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FAQs

Why are elephant-forests singled out?

Elephants are strategic military assets; reserving and managing elephant habitats is both a security policy and a high-value revenue/asset policy.