Sutra 27

Devanagari script

सर्वापराधेष्वपीडनीयो ब्राह्मणः ॥ कZ_०४.८.२७ ॥

Transliteration

sarvāparādheṣv apīḍanīyo brāhmaṇaḥ

Translation

A Brahmin is not to be subjected to physical torment or punitive affliction, even in cases of all offenses.

Word by Word

• सर्वापराधेषु: in/with respect to all offences
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराध
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; सप्तमी; अधिकरणे (locative of sphere/occasion)

• अपि: even; also
• Type: Particle
• Root: अपि
• Form: निपात; समुच्चय/अपवाद-भाव (even/also)

• अपीडनीयः: not to be punished/harassed
• Type: Participle (verbal adjective)
• Root: पीड्
• Form: नकारान्त-विशेषण; भविष्यत्/विधेय-योग्यतार्थे ‘अनीयर्’ (gerundive: ‘to be …’); पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; निषेधार्थे (not to be …)

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; कर्तृ/विषय (topic/subject of the rule)

Entities Mentioned

• brāhmaṇa

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What policy choice does 4.8.27 encode?

A categorical exemption for Brahmins from bodily coercion, reflecting a status-based legal hierarchy within state punishment policy.