Sutra 10
Devanagari script
यदपि शतसहस्रधा विभिन्नं भवति मृदु त्रिभिरेव तन्निषेकैः ॥ कZ_०२.१२.१०च्द् ॥
Transliteration
yadapi śatasahasradhā vibhinnaṃ bhavati mṛdu tribhireva tanniṣekaiḥ
Translation
Dù nó có bị tách vỡ thành hàng trăm, hàng nghìn mảnh, nó vẫn trở nên mềm chỉ nhờ ba lần rưới/ngâm (niṣeka) bằng chính hỗn hợp ấy.
Word by Word
यदपिalthough, even if
यदपि:
TypeParticle/Conjunction
Rootयद्
Formयद् (relative pronoun base) + अपि (indeclinable); concessive usage = 'although/even if'
शतसहस्रधाin a hundred thousand ways; into innumerable parts
शतसहस्रधा:
TypeAdverb
Rootधा
Formअव्यय; formed with -धा ‘in ... ways’: शत-सहस्र-धा = ‘in a hundred-thousand ways’
विभिन्नम्split, separated, divided
विभिन्नम्:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootभिद्
Formक्त (past passive participle) of √भिद्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनं प्रथमा/द्वितीया; agrees with implied subject (e.g., a substance/mixture)
भवतिbecomes; comes to be
भवति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formलट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
मृदुsoft; pliant
मृदु:
TypeAdjective
Rootमृदु
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनं प्रथमा/द्वितीया; predicate/qualifier ‘soft’ (agreeing with implied subject)
त्रिभिःwith three; by three
त्रिभिः:
TypeNumeral (Adjectival)
Rootत्रि
Formत्रि-; तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन
एवonly; just; indeed
एव:
TypeParticle
Rootएव
Formनिपात; emphasis/restriction
तत्that (thing); it
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formतद्-; नपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनं प्रथमा/द्वितीया; refers back to the implied subject (‘that [thing]’)
निषेकैःby pourings/infusions/sprinklings (applications of liquid)
निषेकैः:
TypeNoun (action noun)
Rootनिषिच्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘by/with pourings/infusions/sprinklings’
Entities Mentioned
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niṣeka (pouring/soaking)M
mṛdu (softness)FAQs
It functions like a measurable standard: supervisors can enforce a minimal, repeatable treatment and estimate labor/time and consumables for budgeting.