Sutra 31
Devanagari script
तदुभयं रसेन योजयित्वा प्रतिस्वादने तावेवोपयोजयेत् ॥ कZ_०५.१.३१ ॥
Transliteration
tadubhayaṃ rasena yojayitvā pratisvādane tāvevopayojayet
Translation
کھانے اور پینے—دs دونوں کو زہر میں ملا کر، ‘جوابی چکھائی’ (یعنی چکھنے کے مرحلے) میں انہی چیزوں کو استعمال کرائے۔
Word by Word
तत्that; it
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formsarvanāma; napuṃsaka; prathamā/ dvitīyā; ekavacana
उभयम्both (things); the two together
उभयम्:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootउभय
Formnapuṃsaka; prathamā/ dvitīyā; ekavacana; (tad-viśeṣaṇa)
रसेनwith taste/juice; with a flavouring (agent)
रसेन:
TypeNoun
Rootरस
Formpuṃliṅga; tṛtīyā; ekavacana
योजयित्वाhaving mixed/combined
योजयित्वा:
TypeVerb (absolutive/gerund)
Rootयुज् (योजयति)
Formṇic (causative) of √yuj; ktvā-pratyaya (absolutive); ‘having mixed/combined’
प्रतिस्वादनेin re-tasting; during verification by tasting
प्रतिस्वादने:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिस्वादन
Formnapuṃsaka; saptamī; ekavacana; adhikaraṇa (‘in/at the act of tasting again/verification by tasting’)
तौthose two
तौ:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formsarvanāma; puṃ/napuṃ; prathamā/ dvitīyā; dvivacana
एवindeed; only; just
एव:
TypeParticle
Rootएव
Formnipāta; emphasis/restriction
उपयोजयेत्should apply/employ (them)
उपयोजयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (उपयोजयति)
Formupa- + √yuj; ṇic (causative); loṭ/vidhiliṅ (optative) parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣa; ekavacana
Entities Mentioned
P
poison (rasa)T
taste-testing function (pratisvādana)FAQs
To compromise the verification step itself—turning a safety protocol into a delivery mechanism.