Sutra 2
Devanagari script
पुरोहितमयाज्ययाजनाध्यापने नियुक्तममृष्यमाणं राजावक्षिपेत् ॥ कZ_०१.१०.०२ ॥
Transliteration
purohitam ayājyayājanādhyāpane niyuktam amṛṣyamāṇaṃ rājāvakṣipet
Translation
Raja hendaklah menggaji seorang pendeta istana yang berdendam (iaitu sanggup bertindak sebagai pemprovokasi), dengan menugaskannya kepada pengendalian korban dan pengajaran yang tidak wajar, supaya ujian itu dapat dimulakan.
Word by Word
पुरोहितम्the royal chaplain (purohita)
पुरोहितम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपुरोहित
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्मपद)
अयाज्यas (one) unfit to be made the object of sacrifice / unqualified for being sacrificed for
अयाज्य:
TypeAdjective (Noun-used)
Rootअयाज्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (हेतौ/सह) — ‘अयाज्येन’ इत्यर्थः (अयाज्य-भावेन)
याजनin officiating at sacrifices (as priest)
याजन:
TypeNoun (Action noun)
Rootयाज्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (विषये) — ‘याजने’ इत्यर्थः
अध्यापनेin teaching (Vedic instruction)
अध्यापने:
TypeNoun (Action noun)
Rootअधि-आप्/अधि-आपय् (अध्यापयति)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (विषये)
नियुक्तम्appointed/assigned
नियुक्तम्:
TypeParticiple (Past passive participle)
Rootनि-युज्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; कृदन्त (क्त) — ‘नियुक्तः’ (कर्मणि)
अमृष्यमाणम्not enduring (being intolerant/resentful)
अमृष्यमाणम्:
TypeParticiple (Present middle)
Rootमृष्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; कृदन्त (शानच्/मान) — ‘असहमानम्/अक्षममाणम्’
राजाthe king
राजा:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (कर्तृ)
अवक्षिपेत्should remove/dismiss (from office)
अवक्षिपेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-क्षिप्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; लिङ् — ‘अवक्षिपेत्’ = ‘अपसारयेत्/निष्कासयेत्’
Entities Mentioned
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purohitaFAQs
A disgruntled intermediary is more credible as someone willing to propose rule-bending; credibility increases the diagnostic value of the target’s response.
Whether officials will collude in norm-violations under a veneer of religious authority—an early indicator of broader administrative corruption.