Sutra 28

Devanagari script

याजनाध्यापनाद् यौनात्तैश्चान्योऽपि समाचरन् ॥ कZ_०४.७.२८च्द् ॥

Transliteration

yājanādhyāpanād yaunāt taiś cānyo 'pi samācaran

Translation

By officiating sacrifices for them, by teaching them, by sexual relations with them—and likewise by other comparable association—one too incurs the fall.

Word by Word

• याजनाध्यापनात्: from officiating at sacrifices and from teaching (as professions)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्; अधि-इ/अध्यापय् (caus.)
• Form: पुं/नपुं?; पञ्चमी-एकवचन (अपादान); समाहार-द्वन्द्वः—‘याजन’ + ‘अध्यापन’ (याजनं च अध्यापनं च)

• यौनात्: from youth (i.e., due to being young)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौवन (युवन्/यौवन-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-एकवचन (अपादान)

• तैः: by those / with those (means)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: तृतीया-बहुवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भानुसार)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• अन्यः: another (person)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• अपि: also / even
• Type: Particle
• Root: अपि
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• समाचरन्: practising / engaging in (it)
• Type: Verb (Participle)
• Root: सम्-आ-चर्
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ); प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; परस्मैपदी धातु; अर्थः—‘आचरन्/समाचरन्’ = आचरणं कुर्वन्

Entities Mentioned

• ritual officiant
• teacher
• sexual partner
• patita group

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FAQs

What is the political intent behind banning service/teaching/sex with the degraded?

To prevent reintegration through elite services and intimate ties—blocking networks that could normalize or shield sanctioned persons.