Sutra 28

Devanagari script

याजनाध्यापनाद् यौनात्तैश्चान्योऽपि समाचरन् ॥ कZ_०४.७.२८च्द् ॥

Transliteration

yājanādhyāpanād yaunāt taiś cānyo 'pi samācaran

Translation

त्यांच्यासाठी यज्ञ करविणे, त्यांना अध्यापन करणे, त्यांच्याशी लैंगिक संबंध ठेवणे—आणि अशाच प्रकारच्या इतर संगतीनेही—मनुष्य स्वतःही पतित होतो.

Word by Word

• याजनाध्यापनात्: from officiating at sacrifices and from teaching (as professions)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्; अधि-इ/अध्यापय् (caus.)
• Form: पुं/नपुं?; पञ्चमी-एकवचन (अपादान); समाहार-द्वन्द्वः—‘याजन’ + ‘अध्यापन’ (याजनं च अध्यापनं च)

• यौनात्: from youth (i.e., due to being young)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौवन (युवन्/यौवन-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-एकवचन (अपादान)

• तैः: by those / with those (means)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: तृतीया-बहुवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भानुसार)

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

• अन्यः: another (person)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• अपि: also / even
• Type: Particle
• Root: अपि
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• समाचरन्: practising / engaging in (it)
• Type: Verb (Participle)
• Root: सम्-आ-चर्
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ); प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; परस्मैपदी धातु; अर्थः—‘आचरन्/समाचरन्’ = आचरणं कुर्वन्

Entities Mentioned

• ritual officiant
• teacher
• sexual partner
• patita group

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FAQs

What is the political intent behind banning service/teaching/sex with the degraded?

To prevent reintegration through elite services and intimate ties—blocking networks that could normalize or shield sanctioned persons.