Sutra 83

Devanagari script

दैवतब्राह्मणर्पणिपाततः सिद्धिः ॥ कZ_०९.७.८३ ॥

Transliteration

tāsāṃ daivatabrāhmaṇarpaṇipātataḥ siddhiḥ

Translation

সেই (আপদাগুলিতে) দেবতা ও ব্রাহ্মণদের প্রতি অর্পণ এবং প্রণিপাত (নমস্কার/আত্মসমর্পণ) দ্বারা সাফল্য লাভ হয়।

Word by Word

• दैवत: the divine; deity; what pertains to the gods
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप)

• ब्राह्मण: a Brahmin; priestly person/class
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप)

• अर्पणि: in/at the offering-place; on the altar
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्पणि
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप)

• पाततः: from falling down; by prostration
• Type: Noun (action noun/gerundial in sense)
• Root: पत्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘-तः’ (ablatival: ‘from/by reason of’)

• सिद्धिः: success; accomplishment
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिध्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• daivata
• brāhmaṇa

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FAQs

How can this be read in administrative terms rather than purely religious terms?

As a legitimacy-and-compliance tool: during shocks, the state uses widely accepted institutions (ritual authorities) to stabilize public confidence and coordinate collective behavior.