Sutra 12

Devanagari script

पुनर्भूतायाः पौनर्भवः ॥ कZ_०३.७.१२ ॥

Transliteration

punarbhūtāyāḥ paunarbhavaḥ

Translation

ပြန်လည်ပေါင်းသင်းနေထိုင်မှုသို့ ပြန်သွားသော (အိမ်ထောင်ပြန်/အတူနေထိုင်မှုသို့ ပြန်ဝင်သော) အမျိုးသမီး၏ သားကို «ပေါနర్భဝ» သားဟု ခေါ်သည်။

Word by Word

• पुनर्भूतायाः: of a remarried woman (a woman who has entered a second union)
• Type: Noun (Participle used adjectivally)
• Root: भू
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूत (भू + क्त) with पुनर्-उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद; ‘पुनर्भूता’ = ‘again become (a wife)’; here genitive ‘of the remarried woman’

• पौनर्भवः: (is) the status/condition of remarriage (punaḥ-bhava)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; तद्धित (अण्) from पुनर्भव/पुनर्भू; abstract/relational noun meaning ‘state/condition/act of being a पुनर्भव’

Entities Mentioned

• paunarbhava

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FAQs

Why does Arthashastra care about children from ‘return unions’?

Because remarriage/return affects affiliation to prior or new households; clear labels enable predictable inheritance and maintenance rulings.