poison of snake is in its fang, of the evil person in all its parts ||
वृश्चिकस्य विषं पुच्छे मक्षिकायाश्च मस्तके ।
तक्षकस्य विषं दन्ते सर्वांगे दुर्जनस्य च ॥
vRishchikasya viShaM puchchhe, makShikAyAshcha mastake |
takShakasya viShaM dante, sarvAMge* durjanasya cha ||
* sarvAGge or sarvAMge G is the nasal of the cha-group
while the poison of these deadly animals lies in the tail, head or fangs, only one part of the body, an evil person is poison head to toe! reminds on of the saying "the most dangerous animal is human being".
now the shloka at hand:
poison (viShaM) of scorpion (vRishchika) in its tail (puchchhe) (sting), of the fly/bee (makShikAyA) on her head (mastake) (tongue) |
poison of snake (takShakasya) is in its fang (dante), of the evil person (durjanasya)in all its parts (sarva-aMge) ||
vrashch = to bite, cut, tear
vrashchayati = verb. bites, cuts
vRishchika = scorpion, crab, centipede
vRishchikasya = of scorpion; -sya suffix = (masculine) of
viShaM = poison
viSha-dantakaH = poison teeth (fang), snake
puchchha = tail; puchchh-e = in the tail
puchchha-kaNTakaH = sting on tail, scorpion
makShikA = fly, honeybee
makShikAyAH = of the fly
mastaka = head; mastak-e = on/in head (-e suffix for in/on/over)
durjana = duH + jana = evil person
sarvAnge = sarva + ange = all parts
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