Sutra 38
Devanagari script
अशस्त्राश्चरेयुः अन्यत्र मुद्रानुज्ञातात् ॥ कZ_०५.३.३८ ॥
Transliteration
aśastrāś careyuḥ anyatra mudrā-nujñātāt
Translation
They should move about unarmed—except where authorized by a sealed permit.
Word by Word
अशस्त्राःunarmed (persons)
अशस्त्राः:
TypeNoun (adjectival use)
Rootशस्त्र
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; नञ्-पूर्वकः (अ-शस्त्र) ‘शस्त्ररहित’ इति विशेषणम्
चरेयुःshould move about / should patrol
चरेयुः:
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; लिङर्थः—विधि/आज्ञा
अन्यत्रexcept (in the case of)
अन्यत्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यत्र
Formअव्ययम्; अपवादार्थे ‘except/otherwise than’
मुद्रा-अनुज्ञातात्(except) when authorized by a seal / official token
मुद्रा-अनुज्ञातात्:
TypeNoun (from past passive participle used substantively)
Rootअनुज्ञा (anu√jñā)
Formपञ्चमी-एकवचनम्; ‘मुद्रया अनुज्ञात’ इति समासः; ‘-आत्’ = पञ्चमी-अन्त (ablative) ‘from/when authorized by’
Entities Mentioned
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permit/seal (mudrā)FAQs
A weapon-carry licensing regime: default prohibition with narrow, documented exceptions.