Sutra 36

Devanagari script

कपिप्लुतो भेकप्लुदेणप्लुतैकपादप्लुतः कोकिलसंचार्युरस्यो बकचारी च लङ्घनः ॥ कZ_०२.३०.३६ ॥

Transliteration

kapipluto bhekapludeṇaplutaikapādaplutaḥ kokilasaṃcāryurasyo bakacārī ca laṅghanaḥ

Translation

laṅghana（跳跃/腾跃的动作）包括：kapipluta、bhekapluta、eṇapluta、ekapādapluta、kokilasaṃcāry-urasya，以及 bakacārī。

Word by Word

• कपिप्लुतः: one who makes a ‘monkey-leap’ (a leap like a monkey)
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: कपि + प्लुत
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विशेषणम् (…लङ्घनः इत्यस्य)

• भेकप्लुतः: one who makes a ‘frog-leap’
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: भेक + प्लुत
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विशेषणम्

• इणप्लुतः: one who makes an ‘iṇa-leap’ (leap named after iṇa; a technical/obscure animal-type leap)
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: इण + प्लुत
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विशेषणम्

• एकपादप्लुतः: one who leaps on one foot (single-foot leap)
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: एक + पाद + प्लुत
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विशेषणम्

• कोकिलसंचार्युः: one who moves like a cuckoo (cuckoo-like mover)
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: कोकिल + संचारिन्/संचार्युः
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विशेषणम्; (यु/इन्-प्रत्ययान्त agent-noun)

• अस्यः: one with a sword (lit. ‘sworded’/armed with a sword)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्य
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; (अस्य-शब्दः) विशेषणम्

• बकचारी: one who moves like a crane/heron (crane-walker)
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: बक + चारिन्
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विशेषणम्; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• लङ्घनः: a leaper/jumper (a type characterized by specific leaps/movements)
• Type: Noun (action/agent)
• Root: लङ्घ्
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; (लङ्घन-शब्दः) ‘leaper/jumper’ or ‘leaping’ as a named type

Entities Mentioned

• horses
• cavalry trainers

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FAQs

Why are many gait names animal-metaphors?

They compress complex motion descriptions into memorable ‘models’, helping trainers communicate and standardize techniques across personnel.