Sutra 19
Devanagari script
दूष्यशुद्धौ हि दोषः पुनरन्यान्दूषयति ॥ कZ_०९.५.१९ ॥
Transliteration
dūṣyaśuddhau hi doṣaḥ punar anyān dūṣayati
Translation
But if only the corruptible persons are ‘purified’ (removed/cleansed), the corrupting factor again corrupts others.
Word by Word
दूष्यशुद्धौin/when there is purification (cleansing) of the tainted/defective item
दूष्यशुद्धौ:
TypeNoun
Rootदूष्य + शुद्धि
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरणे); 'शुद्धि' (i-प्रत्ययान्त) + षष्ठीसमासः: दूष्यस्य शुद्धिः → दूष्यशुद्धिः; तत्र सप्तमी: दूष्यशुद्धौ
हिindeed; for
हि:
TypeParticle
Rootहि
Formनिपात; अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ-प्रयोग
दोषःa defect/fault
दोषः:
TypeNoun
Rootदुष् (दोष)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा
पुनःagain; in turn
पुनः:
TypeAdverb
Rootपुनः
Formअव्यय; पुनरावृत्त्यर्थे
अन्यान्others (other persons/things)
अन्यान्:
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; द्वितीया (कर्म)
दूषयति(it) contaminates/spoils
दूषयति:
TypeVerb
Rootदूष्
Formलट्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; सकर्मक
Entities Mentioned
D
doṣa (corruptor)D
dūṣya (corruptible targets)FAQs
Replacing/disciplining individuals alone is insufficient; if the instigator mechanism remains, new targets will be turned.
Prioritize identifying and neutralizing the source (doṣa)—the instigator, incentive structure, or channel—over only rotating personnel.