Sutra 9
Devanagari script
ब्रह्मचर्यं च षोडशाद्वर्षात् ॥ कZ_०१.५.०९ ॥
Transliteration
brahmacaryaṃ ca ṣoḍaśād varṣāt
Translation
And disciplined student-life (brahmacarya) should be observed from the age of sixteen years.
Word by Word
ब्रह्मचर्यम्brahmacarya (the student stage / celibate studentship)
ब्रह्मचर्यम्:
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मचर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (प्रकरणे विधेय/विधेयक-रूपेण)
चand; also
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्
षोडशात्from sixteen
षोडशात्:
TypeNumeral
Rootषोडश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (संख्याशब्दः), एकवचन, पञ्चमी (अपादान/आरम्भ-बिन्दु: ‘from’)
वर्षात्(from the age of) years
वर्षात्:
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, पञ्चमी (काल-निर्देशे: ‘from (the age of) years’)
FAQs
Because self-control is treated as a prerequisite for reliable decision-making, reduced corruption risk, and steadiness under power.