Sutra 28

Devanagari script

दैवतस्वस्तिवाचनेषु तत्परा आशिषो वाचयेत् ॥ कZ_०७.१५.२८ ॥

Transliteration

daivata-svasti-vācaneṣu tat-parā āśiṣo vācayet

Translation

Lors des invocations aux divinités et des bénédictions publiques, il doit faire proclamer des bénédictions orientées vers ce même objectif/personne politique.

Word by Word

• दैवत: divine (rite/act); relating to the deity
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem: दैवत-)

• स्वस्ति: auspicious blessing; benediction
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्ति
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (as first member in compound)

• वाचनेषु: in the recitations/utterances
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाचन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन (locative plural)

• तत्पराः: intent on that; devoted to that
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्पर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (agreeing with implied subject ‘they/officials’)

• आशिषः: blessings; benedictions
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशिष्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (object)

• वाचयेत्: should cause (them) to recite; should have (them) utter
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: णिच् (causative) present-system; विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, 3rd person singular; ‘should cause to be recited/should have (them) recite’

Entities Mentioned

• daivata (deities)
• svasti-vācana (benedictions)

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FAQs

What is the political function of blessings here?

Ritual speech is used as mass communication—signaling loyalty, shaping public expectations, and legitimizing a chosen alignment or authority.

What is meant by 'tat-parā'?

That the benedictions are not generic; they are crafted to support a specific strategic stance (e.g., the overlord, a patron, or a policy line).