Sutra 29

Devanagari script

तस्माद्देवताश्रमपाषण्डश्रोत्रियपशुपुण्यस्थानानां बालवृद्धव्याधितव्यसन्यनाथानां स्त्रीणां च क्रमेण कार्याणि पश्येत्कार्यगौरवादात्ययिकवशेन वा ॥ कZ_०१.१९.२९ ॥

Transliteration

tasmād devatāśramapāṣaṇḍaśrotriyapaśupuṇyasthānānāṃ bālavṛddhavyādhitavyasanyanāthānāṃ strīṇāṃ ca krameṇa kāryāṇi paśyet kāryagauravād ātyayikavaśena vā

Translation

Therefore, he should examine, in due order, the affairs of temples, hermitages, sects, learned brahmins, livestock, and sacred/charitable places; and of children, the elderly, the sick, the distressed, the unprotected, and women—either by sequence or by urgency according to the gravity of the matter.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that (reason)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: ablative singular (पञ्चमी एकवचन), masculine/neuter; deictic pronoun

• देवताश्रमपाषण्डश्रोत्रियपशुपुण्यस्थानानाम्: of deities/temples, āśramas, sectarian establishments, Veda-learned Brahmins, livestock, and sacred places
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: देवता/आश्रम/पाषण्ड/श्रोत्रिय/पशु/पुण्य/स्थान
• Form: genitive plural (षष्ठी बहुवचन); neuter collective sense; a list-compound governing कार्याणि

• बालवृद्धव्याधितव्यसन्यनाथानाम्: of children, the aged, the sick, the distressed, and the helpless
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: बाल/वृद्ध/व्याधित/व्यसनिन्/अनाथ
• Form: genitive plural (षष्ठी बहुवचन); masculine/neuter collective; dependent on कार्याणि

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: genitive plural (षष्ठी बहुवचन), feminine

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable conjunction

• क्रमेण: in order; sequentially
• Type: Noun (adverbial)
• Root: क्रम
• Form: instrumental singular (तृतीया एकवचन) used adverbially

• कार्याणि: matters; cases; tasks
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य
• Form: accusative plural (द्वितीया बहुवचन), neuter; object of पश्येत्

• पश्येत्: should examine; should attend to
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (दृश्)
• Form: optative (विधिलिङ्), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular; present-system; injunctive sense ‘should’

• कार्यगौरवात्: because of the seriousness of the matter
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: कार्य/गौरव
• Form: ablative singular (पञ्चमी एकवचन), neuter; reason/cause

• आत्ययिकवशेन: or according to urgency (emergency)
• Type: Noun (compound, adverbial)
• Root: आत्ययिक/वश
• Form: instrumental singular (तृतीया एकवचन) used adverbially; ‘under the control of/according to’

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: indeclinable disjunctive

Entities Mentioned

• devatā-sthāna (temples)
• āśrama
• pāṣaṇḍa
• śrotriya
• paśu (livestock)
• puṇyasthāna
• children
• elderly
• sick
• distressed
• unprotected
• women

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FAQs

What administrative logic connects temples, livestock, and vulnerable persons in one list?

They represent high-sensitivity domains—social legitimacy (religious/civic institutions), economic base (livestock), and protected classes—where neglect quickly triggers disorder and reputational loss.

What is the decision rule for ordering cases?

Default sequential order, overridden by triage: handle by gravity and urgency when delay would cause disproportionate harm.