Sutra 8
Devanagari script
दूष्यादूष्याणामामिश्रितत्वादामिश्रा ॥ कZ_०९.६.०८ ॥
Transliteration
dūṣyādūṣyāṇām āmiśritatvād āmiśrā
Translation
It is called ‘āmiśrā’ because the corruptible and the incorruptible are mixed together.
Word by Word
दूष्यdefective/tainted (items)
दूष्य:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदूष्य
Formप्रातिपदिक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सामान्यतः); प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (समासे पूर्वपदत्वेन)
अदूष्याणाम्of non-defective/pure (items)
अदूष्याणाम्:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअदूष्य
Formनञ्-पूर्वक विशेषण; षष्ठी बहुवचन
आमिश्रितत्वात्because of being mixed together
आमिश्रितत्वात्:
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootमिश्र
Formआ-उपसर्ग + मिश्रित (कृदन्त, क्त) + त्व (भाववाचक) ; पञ्चमी एकवचन (हेतु/कारण)
आमिश्राः(they are) mixed/commingled
आमिश्राः:
TypeAdjective
Rootआमिश्र
Formप्रथमा बहुवचन; विशेष्य (अन्तर्निहित) = (द्रव्याणि/वस्तूनि)
Entities Mentioned
D
dūṣyaA
adūṣyaĀ
āmiśrāFAQs
To classify environments where actors differ in susceptibility to inducement, enabling differentiated tools (incentives, persuasion, isolation) rather than uniform action.