Sutra 35

Devanagari script

तत्र ब्राह्मणं ब्रूयात्सत्यं ब्रूहि इति ॥ कZ_०३.११.३५ ॥

Transliteration

tatra brāhmaṇaṃ brūyāt satyaṃ brūhi iti

Translation

There, one should address a Brāhmaṇa (witness): “Speak the truth.”

Word by Word

• तत्र: there; in that situation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: स्थानवाचक अव्यय (deictic/locative adverb): 'there/in that context'

• ब्राह्मणम्: a Brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (object)

• ब्रूयात्: should say; should address
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; विधि/आज्ञार्थ: 'should say'

• सत्यम्: the truth; truthfully
• Type: Noun (used adverbially)
• Root: सत्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोग: 'truthfully / the truth'

• ब्रूहि: say; speak
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन: 'say!'

• इति: thus; (so) saying
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय; quotation marker

Entities Mentioned

• Brāhmaṇa witness

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FAQs

Why is the oath phrased minimally here?

For the Brāhmaṇa, the system relies on normative/reputational constraints; the command functions as a formal legal trigger without elaborate threats.