Sutra 10

Devanagari script

अतो गोदानं दारकर्म चास्य ॥ कZ_०१.५.१० ॥

Transliteration

ato godānaṃ dārakarma cāsya

Translation

ତାପରେ ସେ ଗୋଦାନ (ଗୋ-ଦାନ) କରି ଗୃହସ୍ଥ/ବିବାହିକ ଦାୟିତ୍ୱ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore; hence
• Type: Particle
• Root: अतः
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/हेतु-अर्थे ‘therefore, hence’

• गोदानम्: the gifting (donation) of cows
• Type: Noun
• Root: दा (दान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्म/विधेय-रूपे ‘gift of cows’

• दारकर्म: the marriage rite (nuptial ceremony)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृ (करण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘marriage-rite/nuptial act’

• च: and
• Type: Conjunction
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• अस्य: of him; his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘of him/its’

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What administrative purpose can rites like godāna serve?

They signal social completion and status, helping stabilize succession, alliances, and public acceptance of authority.