Sutra 37
Devanagari script
आत्मविक्रयिणः प्रजामार्यां विद्यात् ॥ कZ_०३.१३.१३ ॥
Transliteration
ātmavikrayiṇaḥ prajām āryāṃ vidyāt
Translation
जो व्यक्ति अपने-आप को बेचता है, उसे आर्य-स्थिति वाली प्रजा समझना चाहिए।
Word by Word
आत्मविक्रयिणःthose who sell themselves; self-sellers
आत्मविक्रयिणः:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootविक्रि (वि+क्री)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन (or nominative plural used generically); -इन्/इण्-प्रत्ययान्त (विक्रयिन् ‘seller’)
प्रजाम्the subjects; the people
प्रजाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन
आर्याम्as ‘āryā’ (free, non-servile)
आर्याम्:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootआर्या
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; प्रजाम् इति विशेषणम्
विद्यात्should know; should recognize (as)
विद्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (to know)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; 3rd person singular; ‘should know/should deem’
Entities Mentioned
Ā
ātma-vikrayin (self-seller)Ā
āryā prajā (Ārya subject)FAQs
It prevents self-sale from converting into full loss of protected legal status; the state preserves baseline rights and avoids permanent, unregulated bondage.