Sutra 47

Devanagari script

दण्डवृद्धाश्च जानीयुः शौचाशौचमतन्द्रिताः ॥ कZ_०५.३.४७च्द् ॥

Transliteration

daṇḍavṛddhāśca jānīyuḥ śaucāśaucamatandritāḥ

Translation

And those seasoned in discipline should know (and monitor) what is clean and unclean, remaining vigilant and unremitting.

Word by Word

• दण्डवृद्धाः: those experienced in matters of punishment/penal administration
• Type: Noun (adjective used substantively)
• Root: दण्डवृद्ध
• Form: प्रथमा बहुवचनम् पुंलिङ्गः; दण्डस्य वृद्धाः = दण्डवृद्धाः (those advanced/increased in punishment; i.e., experienced in penal matters)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्ययम्

• जानीयुः: should know / should ascertain
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थे/विधिलिङर्थे) परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः बहुवचनम्; √ज्ञा → जानीयुः (they should know/ascertain)

• शौच: cleanliness / purity
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौच
• Form: द्वितीया एकवचनम् नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (समासपूर्वपदम्)

• अशौचम्: impurity / uncleanness
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशौच
• Form: द्वितीया एकवचनम् नपुंसकलिङ्गम्

• अतन्द्रिताः: vigilant / not negligent
• Type: Noun (adjective)
• Root: अतन्द्रित
• Form: प्रथमा बहुवचनम् पुंलिङ्गः; न-तन्द्रित = vigilant, not negligent (qualifies दण्डवृद्धाः)

Entities Mentioned

• daṇḍavṛddha (discipline-experienced personnel)

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FAQs

What is the administrative link between discipline (daṇḍa) and cleanliness (śauca)?

Hygiene is treated as an enforceable rule-set: vigilance and sanction-backed compliance protect the force from disorder and disease.