Sutra 35
Devanagari script
कुटुम्बिनः कृत्येषु श्वेतसुरामौषधार्थं वारिष्टमन्यद्वा कर्तुं लभेरन् ॥ कZ_०२.२५.३५ ॥
Transliteration
kuṭumbinaḥ kṛtyeṣu śvetasurāmauṣadhārthaṃ vāriṣṭam anyad vā kartuṃ labheran
Translation
Householders may be permitted, for their domestic functions, to prepare vāriṣṭa (a fermented drink) or another preparation, for the purpose of white liquor and medicinal use.
Word by Word
कुटुम्बिनःhouseholders; heads of families
कुटुम्बिनः:
TypeNoun
Rootकुटुम्बिन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन (कर्तृ)
कृत्येषुin/with regard to duties/necessary tasks
कृत्येषु:
TypeNoun
Rootकृत्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-बहुवचन (अधिकरण)
श्वेतसुराwhite liquor
श्वेतसुरा:
TypeNoun
Rootश्वेतसुरा
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन (समासपद; श्वेता सुरा)
औषधार्थम्for medicinal purpose
औषधार्थम्:
TypeNoun
Rootऔषधार्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे प्रयुक्तं (purpose: ‘for medicine’)
वारिष्टम्vāriṣṭa (a fermented drink)
वारिष्टम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवारिष्ट
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन (कर्म)
अन्यत्something else/another (drink)
अन्यत्:
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन (वारिष्टम् इत्यस्य विकल्पः)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive)
कर्तुम्to make/prepare
कर्तुम्:
TypeVerb (Infinitive)
Rootकृ
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त; कर्तुम् = ‘to make/do’
लभेरन्may obtain/should be allowed (to)
लभेरन्:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ् (आज्ञा/अनुज्ञा-भाव); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन
Entities Mentioned
K
kuṭumbinaḥ (householders)V
vāriṣṭaŚ
śveta-surāA
auṣadha (medicine)FAQs
A limited exemption model: private production is tolerated only under defined purposes (rites/medicine), implying the state distinguishes controlled domestic need from commercial manufacture.
To prevent a blanket exemption: ‘medicine’ becomes a legally narrow justification, reducing abuse while permitting legitimate therapeutic fermentation.