Sutra 12
Devanagari script
ब्राह्मणं तमः प्रवेशयेत् ॥ कZ_०४.११.१२ ॥
Transliteration
brāhmaṇaṃ tamaḥ praveśayet
Translation
A Brāhmaṇa is to be consigned to “darkness” (i.e., executed/put to death by a non-bloody method).
Word by Word
ब्राह्मणम्a Brahmin (person)
ब्राह्मणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया विभक्ति; कर्म (object)
तमःdarkness; a dark place (dark confinement)
तमः:
TypeNoun
Rootतमस्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया विभक्ति; गत्यर्थकर्म/देश (goal/place: ‘into darkness’)
प्रवेशयेत्should cause (him) to enter; should confine/put (him) into
प्रवेशयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-विश् (प्रवेशयति)
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; causative (णिच्) of √विश् with prefix प्र-; विधि/आज्ञा: ‘should cause to enter’
Entities Mentioned
B
BrāhmaṇaFAQs
It reflects a policy of rank-sensitive sentencing where execution, if applied, is framed as a non-bloody or indirect method, preserving a social-religious norm while still asserting state authority.