Sutra 14

Devanagari script

आत्मचक्षुषि निवेश्य वस्त्रमाल्यं दद्युः स्नानानुलेपनप्रघर्षचूर्णवासस्नानीयानि च स्ववक्षोबाहुषु च ॥ कZ_०१.२१.१४ ॥

Transliteration

ātmacakṣuṣi niveśya vastramālyaṃ dadyuḥ snānānulepanapragharṣacūrṇavāsasnānīyāni ca svavakṣobāhuṣu ca ।

Translation

在始终置于自己视线之内后，方可呈上衣物与花环；同样，沐浴用品、涂抹膏油、摩擦材料、粉末、衣物及其他沐浴所需之物，也应置于其自身胸前与臂上（即持续处于个人掌控之下）。

Word by Word

• आत्मचक्षुषि: into/with reference to one’s own eyes (i.e., keeping one’s own eyes as witness / under one’s own observation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + चक्षुस्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; (आत्मनः चक्षुषि) ‘in/into one’s own eye(s)’; अधिकरण

• निवेश्य: having placed / after placing
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विश्
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having placed/caused to be placed’

• वस्त्रमाल्यम्: cloth and garland
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र + माल्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; ‘cloth and garland (as a set)’; कर्म

• दद्युः: they should give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (ददाति)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ) परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन

• स्नान: bathing
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्ना
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद) ‘bathing’

• अनुलेपन: anointing / applying unguents
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनु-लिप्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद) ‘anointing/smearing (with unguents)’

• प्रघर्ष: rubbing / friction (massage)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-घृष्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगानुसार); (समासपूर्वपद) ‘rubbing/friction (massage)’

• चूर्ण: powder
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूर्ण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद) ‘powder’

• वास: clothing / garment
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद) ‘garment/cloth; clothing’

• स्नानीयानि: bath requisites / bathing articles
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नानीय
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-बहुवचन; ‘things fit for bathing / bath-requisites’; कर्म (दद्युः)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• स्ववक्षोबाहुषु: on their own chest and arms
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + वक्षस् + बाहु
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-समाहार; सप्तमी-बहुवचन; ‘on their own chest and arms’; अधिकरण

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

Entities Mentioned

• attendants (implicit)
• garments
• garlands
• bath requisites

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FAQs

What is the core security mechanism in this sutra?

Continuous custody and line-of-sight control of items destined for the king, minimizing opportunities for substitution or contamination.

Why specify keeping items on chest/arms?

It indicates physical control and visibility—preventing hidden exchanges and signaling accountability for the item’s integrity.