Sutra 21
Devanagari script
स्वगृहप्रद्वारेषु गृहस्वामिनो वसेयुः असम्पातिनो रात्रौ ॥ कZ_०२.३६.२१ ॥
Transliteration
svagṛhapradvāreṣu gṛhasvāmino vaseyuḥ asampātino rātrau
Translation
Pada malam hari, para kepala rumah tangga harus berjaga di pintu depan rumah mereka sendiri, tetap waspada dan tidak lalai.
Word by Word
स्वगृह-प्रद्वारेषुat the front-doors of their own houses
स्वगृह-प्रद्वारेषु:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootद्वार (with उपसर्ग प्र-; compounded with स्वगृह)
Formसप्तमी-बहुवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (द्वार) ; अधिकरणे सप्तमी
गृहस्वामिनःthe householders / house-owners
गृहस्वामिनः:
TypeNoun
Rootस्वामिन् (compound with गृह)
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्ग
वसेयुःshould stay / should reside
वसेयुः:
TypeVerb
Root√वस् (निवासे)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचनम्
असम्पातिनःnot making sudden rushes/raids; not acting by sudden sallies
असम्पातिनः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसम् + √पत् (गत्यर्थे/पतने) → सम्पातिन् (one who comes/arrives suddenly); with privative अ-
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्ग; गृहस्वामिनः इति विशेषणम्
रात्रौat night
रात्रौ:
TypeNoun (time adverbial)
Rootरात्रि
Formसप्तमी-एकवचनम्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; कालाधिकरणे सप्तमी
Entities Mentioned
H
householdersN
night watch (implied)FAQs
Distributed monitoring: the state extends enforcement capacity by making residents part of the early-warning system.