Sutra 6

Devanagari script

सर्वेषां शालाः खातोदपानवर्चस्नानगृहाग्निविषत्राणमार्जारनकुलारक्षास्वदैवतपूजनयुक्ताः कारयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.५.०६ ॥

Transliteration

sarveṣāṃ śālāḥ khāta-udapāna-varca-snānagṛha-agni-viṣa-trāṇa-mārjāra-nakula-ārakṣā-sva-daivata-pūjana-yuktāḥ kārayet.

Translation

Para todos (esos establecimientos), debe disponer salas con pozos excavados, letrinas, baños, protección contra el fuego y el veneno, resguardos contra gatos y mangostas, y arreglos para el culto de sus propias deidades.

Word by Word

• सर्वेषाम्: of all (of them / in all cases)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Genitive Plural), पुं/नपुं (contextual)

• शालाः: halls/sheds/rooms
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाला
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• खात: dug (well/pit)
• Type: Noun (past passive participle used as noun)
• Root: खात
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (as member of compound)

• उदपान: well (water-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदपान
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग (as member of compound)

• वर्चस्: excrement; latrine (facility)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस्
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (as member of compound)

• स्नानगृह: bath-house
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नानगृह
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (as member of compound)

• अग्नि: fire
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग (as member of compound)

• विषत्राण: protection from poison
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषत्राण
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (as member of compound)

• मार्जार: cat
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्जार
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग (as member of compound)

• नकुल: mongoose
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग (as member of compound)

• रक्षा: protection/guarding
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्ग (as member of compound)

• स्वदैवतपूजन: worship of one’s own deity
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वदैवतपूजन
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (as member of compound)

• युक्ताः: provided with; furnished with
• Type: Participle (Past Passive Participle used adjectivally)
• Root: युज् (योजने)
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग; ‘endowed/provided with’ qualifying शालाः

• कारयेत्: should cause (them) to be made/arranged
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (करणे)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ्? → विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष-एकवचनम्; causative sense ‘to cause to be made’ (णिच्)

Entities Mentioned

• fire hazard
• poison risk
• cats
• mongooses
• deities (sva-daivata)

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FAQs

Why include bathing, latrines, and wells in a prison specification?

They reduce disease and unrest, preserve labor value of detainees, and prevent administrative failure through avoidable mortality and disorder.

What is the political function of allowing 'sva-daivata-pūjana'?

It lowers resistance, sustains morale, and signals state order and fairness, thereby reducing grievance-driven instability.