Sutra 28

Devanagari script

शोधयेयुश्च शुद्धास्ते पौरजानपदान्दमैः ॥ कZ_०४.९.२८च्द् ॥

Transliteration

śodhayeyuś ca śuddhās te paurajānapadān damaiḥ

Translation

そして浄化されたのち、彼らは今度は是正措置によって都市民と農村住民を規律づけるべきである。

Word by Word

• शोधयेयुः: they should cause (them) to be examined/cleansed; they should investigate
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुध्/शोध् (Caus. of शुध्)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; णिच् (causative) प्रयोगः

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• शुद्धाः: cleansed; found pure/cleared
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुध् (ppp: शुद्ध)
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गम्; विशेषणम्

• ते: those (persons)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गम्; सर्वनाम

• पौर: townsmen/citizens (of the city)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पौर
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमासाङ्गम्; समस्तपदे कर्मपदत्वात् द्वितीया-बहुवचन-रूपे (पौर-जानपदान्) अन्तर्भूतम्

• जानपदान्: country people; inhabitants of the countryside/provinces
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: जानपद
• Form: द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गम्; (पौरजानपदान्) इति द्वन्द्वसमासः, कर्मपदम्

• दमैः: by discipline/restraint; by corrective measures
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम
• Form: तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गम्; करणम्/साधनम्

Entities Mentioned

• arthacaras (implied)
• paura
• jānapada

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FAQs

What administrative model is implied by these two half-verses (28ab–28cd)?

A two-step compliance chain: discipline state agents first, then deploy them as instruments of public discipline.