Sutra 30

Devanagari script

लुप्तव्यायामः प्रव्रजेदापृच्छ्य धर्मस्थान् ॥ कZ_०२.०१.३० ॥

Transliteration

luptavyāyāmaḥ pravrajed āpṛcchya dharmasthān

Translation

Wer seine zugewiesene Arbeitspflicht verloren hat (oder davon befreit ist), darf nur dann in die Entsagung aufbrechen, nachdem er die Dharmasthas (Justizbehörden) informiert bzw. ihre Erlaubnis eingeholt hat.

Word by Word

• लुप्तव्यायामः: one whose training/exercise has lapsed; an untrained person
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: लुप्त (लुप्) + व्यायाम (√यम्/आ-यम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (व्यायामः लुप्तः यस्य सः)

• प्रव्रजेत्: should go away / should depart
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√व्रज्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; ‘should go forth/should leave’

• आपृच्छ्य: having asked; after taking leave
• Type: Gerund (Absolutive)
• Root: आ√पृच्छ्
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययम्; ‘having asked/after taking leave’

• धर्मस्थान्: the courts / judicial authorities
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मस्थान
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-बहुवचनम्; ‘धर्मस्य स्थानम्’ इति समासः; कर्मपदम् (आपृच्छ्य)

Entities Mentioned

• dharmastha (judge/legal officer)
• person seeking pravrajyā

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FAQs

What is the role of dharmasthas here?

They function as the state’s legal checkpoint—recording/approving departures so obligations, disputes, and dependents are not abandoned.

What is the policy logic behind requiring leave/notice?

To prevent evasion of duties, debts, or legal cases by disappearing under the cover of renunciation.