Sutra 36

Devanagari script

तयोस्तापनमवध्वंसनं वा शुद्धिः ॥ कZ_०२.१४.३६ ॥

Transliteration

tayos tāpanam avadhvaṃsanaṃ vā śuddhiḥ

Translation

For those adulterants, purification consists of heating (to separate) or complete destruction/removal.

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: षष्ठी-द्विवचनम् (genitive dual)

• तापनम्: heating; tormenting (by heat)
• Type: Noun (verbal noun/gerundive noun)
• Root: तप्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; धातु-निर्मितं भाववाचकं नाम (action noun)

• अवध्वंसनम्: destroying; causing ruin
• Type: Noun (verbal noun)
• Root: ध्वंस् (अव-उपसर्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; उपसर्गपूर्वक-धातु-निर्मितं भाववाचकं नाम

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम् (disjunctive)

• शुद्धिः: purification; clearing (of guilt/suspicion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुध्/शुद्धि (from √शुध्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

Entities Mentioned

• adulterants (prior verses)
• purification process

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FAQs

What is the policy logic behind offering two remediation options?

It enables proportional enforcement: salvage by heating when feasible, or mandate complete removal/destruction when the impurity cannot be safely separated.