Sutra 6

Devanagari script

अवस्करं भ्रममुदपानं वा न गृहोचितादन्यत्र अन्यत्र सूतिकाकूपादानिर्दशाहादिति ॥ कZ_०३.८.०६ ॥

Transliteration

avaskaraṃ bhramam udapānaṃ vā na gṛhocitād anyatra anyatra sūtikākūpād ānirdaśāhād iti

Translation

कूड़ा-गड्ढा, मल-खाई/गंदगी-नाली, या कुआँ—गृह के लिए निर्धारित उचित स्थान के अलावा कहीं न बनाया जाए; केवल सूतिका-कूप/गड्ढा अपवाद है, वह भी प्रसव के बाद दस दिन तक ही।

Word by Word

अवस्करम्refuse/filth (waste)

भ्रमम्a drain/cess channel (for waste)

उदपानम्a well

वाor

नnot

गृहोचितात्from the place appropriate to a house (i.e., the proper household location)

अन्यत्रelsewhere

अन्यत्रelsewhere (emphatic repetition)

सूतिका-कूपात्from the well belonging to the lying-in chamber

अनिर्दशाहात्from (the time/state) before the ten days are completed (i.e., within the ten-day period)

इतिthus

Entities Mentioned

householder

udapāna (well)

avaskara (refuse)

sūtikā (maternity)

FAQs

What policy principle is reflected by the 'ten-day' maternity exception?

A narrowly tailored, time-bound exemption balancing public health norms with temporary household medical needs—an early form of regulated exception handling.