Sutra 41

Devanagari script

एतेषामेष एव क्रमः ॥ कZ_०३.४.४१ ॥

Transliteration

eteṣām eṣa eva kramaḥ

Translation

This alone is the order among them.

Word by Word

• एतेषाम्: of these (persons/things)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural), सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्

• एषः: this (one)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nominative singular), पुल्लिङ्गः, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्

• एव: indeed; only; just
• Type: Particle
• Root: एव
• Form: निपातः (अव्ययम्), अवधान/निश्चयार्थकः

• क्रमः: order; sequence; procedure
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nominative singular), पुल्लिङ्गः

Entities Mentioned

• state adjudicator (implied)
• kin claimants (implied)

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FAQs

Why does the text emphasize ‘this alone’ (eva)?

To prevent discretionary deviation and to anchor adjudication in a single authoritative hierarchy.