Sutra 18
Devanagari script
बाह्याभिश्च दासीभिः प्रतिषेधयेत् ॥ कZ_०१.२०.१८ ॥
Transliteration
bāhyābhiś ca dāsībhiḥ pratiṣedhayet
Translation
And he should enforce the prohibition (of such access/contacts) through outside female servants as well.
Word by Word
बाह्याभिःwith outside women / with women from outside (the inner quarters)
बाह्याभिः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootबाह्य
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (स्त्रीवाचक-समूहः)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय
दासीभिःwith female servants / slave-women
दासीभिः:
TypeNoun
Rootदासी
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन
प्रतिषेधयेत्he should prohibit / restrain / forbid
प्रतिषेधयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रतिषिध्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; सकर्मक; उपसर्गः: प्रति-
Entities Mentioned
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dāsī (female servant)FAQs
It institutionalizes denial of access as a routine administrative function, reducing ad hoc exceptions and limiting direct pressure on principals (queen/king).