Sutra 8
Devanagari script
वारणाज्ञानयोर्निर्दोषः ॥ कZ_०३.४.०८ ॥
Transliteration
vāraṇājñānayor nirdoṣaḥ
Translation
There is no culpability in cases of prevention (acting to stop it) or ignorance (lack of knowledge/intent).
Word by Word
वारणprevention; restraint; prohibition
वारण:
TypeNoun
Root√वृ (वरणे) / वारण (निषेध/निवारण)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (सामान्यतः ‘निवारणम्/प्रतिषेधः’ अर्थे)
अज्ञानयोःof the two ignorances / of the two kinds of non-knowledge
अज्ञानयोः:
TypeNoun
Rootअ-√ज्ञा (ज्ञान) → अज्ञान
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी/सप्तमी द्विवचन (यहाँ षष्ठी द्विवचन: ‘(दोनों) अज्ञानों के’)
निर्दोषःis blameless; not culpable
निर्दोषः:
TypeAdjective (used predicatively)
Rootनिर्- + दोष
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (अस्ति/भवति इति अध्याहृतम्)
FAQs
It signals that liability depends on knowledge/intent; enforcement should distinguish deliberate facilitation from unknowing involvement.