Sutra 44

Devanagari script

प्रहवणेषु चैषां ब्राह्मणा नाकामाः कुर्युः अंशं च लभेरन् ॥ कZ_०३.१०.४४ ॥

Transliteration

prahavaṇeṣu caiṣāṃ brāhmaṇā nākāmāḥ kuryuḥ aṃśaṃ ca labheran

Translation

और उनके प्रहवण (सार्वजनिक वितरण/भोज) में ब्राह्मणों से अनिच्छा से काम न कराया जाए; और उन्हें हिस्सा भी मिले।

Word by Word

• प्रहवणेषु: in gambling places/occasions (in the context of gaming)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहवण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरण)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• एषाम्: of these / of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: षष्ठी; बहुवचन (सम्बन्ध)

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा (कर्ता)

• न: not
• Type: Particle
• Root: न
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• अकामाः: unwilling / not desirous
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकाम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा; विशेषणम् (ब्राह्मणाः)

• कुर्युः: should do / should perform
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन

• अंशम्: a share / portion
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्म)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• लभेरन्: should obtain / should receive
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); आत्मनेपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन

Entities Mentioned

• Brahmins
• community/corporate body (implied)

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FAQs

How is this verse both a restriction and a benefit?

It limits coercive assignment of roles to Brahmins while simultaneously guaranteeing them an aṃśa (share), embedding status protections into distribution governance.