Arthashastra — Adhyakshaprachara, Sutra 9
Devanagari script
अत ऊर्ध्वं सक्तुप्रस्थः स्नेहभैषज्यप्रतिपानं दशरात्रम् ॥ कZ_०२.३०.०९ ॥
Transliteration
ata ūrdhvaṃ saktu-prasthaḥ sneha-bhaiṣajya-pratipānaṃ daśa-rātram
Translation
此后连续十夜，（给）一“钵罗萨他”(prastha)量的炒大麦粉（saktu），并反复投以油性/滋润性的药物制剂。
Word by Word
अतःthereafter; from then on
अतः:
TypeParticle
Rootअतः
Formअव्यय; अपादान/हेतु-अर्थे ‘thereafter/from this point’
ऊर्ध्वम्after that; subsequently
ऊर्ध्वम्:
TypeAdverb
Rootऊर्ध्व
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण); ‘upwards/afterwards’ अर्थे
सक्तु-प्रस्थःa prastha-measure of saktu (parched-grain flour)
सक्तु-प्रस्थः:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रस्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘सक्तूनां प्रस्थः’ (measure of parched-flour)
स्नेह-भैषज्य-प्रतिपानम्administration (by drinking) of an unctuous medicinal preparation
स्नेह-भैषज्य-प्रतिपानम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिपान
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (विधेय/विधेयकर्म-रूपे); ‘स्नेहस्य भैषज्यस्य प्रतिपानम्’ = medicinal administration/drinking of unctuous medicine
दशten
दश:
TypeNumeral
Rootदशन्
Formसंख्यावाचक; ‘दश’ (अव्ययवत्/विशेषणरूपेण)
रात्रम्nights; for (a period of) nights
रात्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootरात्रि
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; कालावधि-अर्थे (accusative of duration)
Entities Mentioned
P
post-partum mareS
saktuM
medicinal oilsFAQs
Time-bound protocols enable supervision and compliance checks; they also create predictable supply planning from storehouses.