Sutra 25

Devanagari script

इत्यनुलोमाः ॥ कZ_०३.७.२५ ॥

Transliteration

ityanulomāḥ

Translation

ဤသို့ပင် «အနုလိုမ» (anuloma) ဟု ဆိုသည်။

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so; (end of quotation/statement)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• अनुलोमाः: (they are) anuloma—conforming to the accepted/natural order (as opposed to pratiloma)
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: अनु√लुम्प्/√लुम्ब् (लोमन्-आधारित विशेषण-निर्माण; व्युत्पत्त्यर्थे ‘अनु-लोम’ = with the grain/with the natural order)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; विशेषण-रूपेण (अनुलोम = ‘in accordance with order/law’; बहुवचन)

Entities Mentioned

• anuloma

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FAQs

What is the administrative point of stating “ity an ulomāḥ” here?

It closes a prior list and signals that the state recognizes a defined category (anuloma) for purposes like status, inheritance, and penalties.