Sutra 23
Devanagari script
तेन तपोवनविवीतमहापथश्मशानदेवकुलयजनपुण्यस्थानविवादा व्याख्याताः । इति मर्यादास्थापनम् ॥ कZ_०३.९.२३ ॥
Transliteration
tena tapovanavivītamahāpathaśmaśānadevakulayajanapuṇyasthānavivādā vyākhyātāḥ | iti maryādāsthāpanam
Translation
ਇਸੇ (ਨਿਯਮ) ਨਾਲ ਤਪੋਵਨ, ਰਾਖਵੇਂ ਜੰਗਲ, ਮਹਾਂਮਾਰਗ, ਸ਼ਮਸ਼ਾਨ, ਦੇਵਾਲੇ, ਯਜ੍ਞ-ਸਥਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਪੁੰਨ-ਸਥਾਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਵਾਦ ਵੀ ਸਮਝਾਏ ਗਏ। ਇਉਂ ‘ਹੱਦ-ਸਥਾਪਨਾ’ ਸਮਾਪਤ।
Word by Word
तेनthereby; by that (rule/precedent)
तेन:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formsarvanāma-śabda; tṛtīyā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; napuṃsakaliṅgam (instrumental: 'by that/thereby')
तपोवनascetics’ grove (hermitage-forest)
तपोवन:
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् + वन
Formnapuṃsakaliṅga; prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; bahuvacanam (as member of a compound list)
विवीतenclosed (fenced/cordoned) ground
विवीत:
TypeNoun (PPP used substantively)
Rootवि + वे (वे/वय्)
Formnapuṃsakaliṅga; prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; bahuvacanam; past passive participle used as noun: 'enclosed/hedged place'
महापथhigh road; highway
महापथ:
TypeNoun
Rootमहा + पथ
Formpuṃlliṅga; prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; bahuvacanam (as member of list)
श्मशानcremation ground
श्मशान:
TypeNoun
Rootश्मशान
Formnapuṃsakaliṅga; prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; bahuvacanam (as member of list)
देवकुलtemple; shrine (deity’s house)
देवकुल:
TypeNoun
Rootदेव + कुल
Formnapuṃsakaliṅga; prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; bahuvacanam (as member of list)
यजनsacrifice; ritual worship (site/act)
यजन:
TypeNoun (action noun)
Rootयज्
Formnapuṃsakaliṅga; prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; bahuvacanam (as member of list); kṛdanta-noun from √yaj
पुण्यस्थानholy place; sacred spot
पुण्यस्थान:
TypeNoun
Rootपुण्य + स्थान
Formnapuṃsakaliṅga; prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; bahuvacanam (as member of list)
विवादाःdisputes; litigations
विवादाः:
TypeNoun
Rootवि + वद्
Formpuṃlliṅga; prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; bahuvacanam
व्याख्याताःhave been explained; have been set forth
व्याख्याताः:
TypeVerb (PPP)
Rootवि + आ + ख्या
Formpast passive participle; prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; bahuvacanam; puṃlliṅga (agreeing with 'vivādāḥ'): 'have been explained/defined'
इतिthus; so (ends the statement)
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formavyaya; quotation/closure marker
मर्यादास्थापनम्establishment of boundaries; boundary-fixing
मर्यादास्थापनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमर्यादा + स्थापन
Formnapuṃsakaliṅga; prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; chapter/topic colophon-style noun
Entities Mentioned
M
mahāpatha (highway)Ś
śmaśāna (cremation ground)D
devakula (temple)T
tapovana (ascetic grove)FAQs
It standardizes dispute handling across mixed land categories (public, sacred, reserved), preventing forum-shopping and protecting high-value communal assets.