Sutra 35

Devanagari script

ततः परं धर्मस्थैर्विसृष्टा यथेष्टं विन्देत ॥ कZ_०३.४.३५ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ paraṃ dharmasthaiḥ visṛṣṭā yatheṣṭaṃ vindeta

Translation

After that (waiting period), once released by the judges (dharmasthas), she may act as she chooses (including contracting a new union).

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter; from that (point)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: ablative singular (तस्मात् > ततः), indeclinable adverbial use ‘from that/thereafter’

• परम्: further; next; after that
• Type: Adjective/Adverb
• Root: पर
• Form: accusative singular neuter used adverbially (‘further/next/afterwards’)

• धर्मस्थैः: by the judges / judicial officers
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मस्थ
• Form: instrumental plural masculine (or neuter)

• विसृष्टा: having been dismissed/released
• Type: Participle
• Root: वि√सृज्
• Form: past passive participle (क्त), nominative plural masculine agreeing with an implied masculine plural subject (e.g., ‘they/people’); sense: ‘dismissed/released’

• यथेष्टम्: as one wishes; at will
• Type: Adverb
• Root: यथा + इष्ट
• Form: indeclinable adverb meaning ‘as desired/at will’

• विन्देत: should obtain / may get
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (विन्दति)
• Form: optative (विधिलिङ्), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular; ‘should obtain/find’

Entities Mentioned

• dharmastha

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FAQs

Why is judicial release explicitly required?

To prevent private disputes and retaliatory claims; the state converts a socially volatile issue into a documented, enforceable judgment.