Sutra 42

Devanagari script

वरुणाय प्रदातव्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यस्ततः परम् ॥ कZ_०४.१३.४२च्द् ॥

Transliteration

varuṇāya pradātavyo brāhmaṇebhyastataḥ param

Translation

It should be offered to Varuṇa; thereafter it should be given to the Brāhmaṇas.

Word by Word

• वरुणाय: to/for Varuṇa
• Type: Noun (Proper/Deity name)
• Root: वरुण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान)

• प्रदातव्यः: must be given (is to be given)
• Type: Verb (Gerundive/Obligative participle)
• Root: दा (प्र + दा)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्); प्रथमा एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; विधेय-विशेषण; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (to be given)

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: to/for the Brahmins
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान)

• ततः: thereafter; then
• Type: Indeclinable (Adverb)
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमसूचक-अर्थे (thereafter/from that)

• परम्: further; next; beyond that
• Type: Indeclinable (Adverbial accusative)
• Root: पर
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया—क्रियाविशेषणवत् (further/next)

Entities Mentioned

• Varuṇa
• Brāhmaṇas

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FAQs

What is the governance function of routing expiation through Varuṇa and then Brāhmaṇas?

It converts a legal error into a publicly legible act of correction, using recognized moral authorities to restore confidence in the king’s justice.