Sutra 29

Devanagari script

तस्माद्देवताश्रमपाषण्डश्रोत्रियपशुपुण्यस्थानानां बालवृद्धव्याधितव्यसन्यनाथानां स्त्रीणां च क्रमेण कार्याणि पश्येत्कार्यगौरवादात्ययिकवशेन वा ॥ कZ_०१.१९.२९ ॥

Transliteration

tasmād devatāśramapāṣaṇḍaśrotriyapaśupuṇyasthānānāṃ bālavṛddhavyādhitavyasanyanāthānāṃ strīṇāṃ ca krameṇa kāryāṇi paśyet kāryagauravād ātyayikavaśena vā

Translation

Portanto, ele deve examinar, na devida ordem, os assuntos dos templos, dos eremitérios, das seitas, dos brâmanes eruditos, do gado e dos lugares sagrados/de caridade; e também os assuntos de crianças, idosos, doentes, aflitos, desprotegidos e mulheres — seja por sequência, seja por urgência conforme a gravidade do caso.

Word by Word

तस्मात्therefore; from that (reason)

देवताश्रमपाषण्डश्रोत्रियपशुपुण्यस्थानानाम्of deities/temples, āśramas, sectarian establishments, Veda-learned Brahmins, livestock, and sacred places

बालवृद्धव्याधितव्यसन्यनाथानाम्of children, the aged, the sick, the distressed, and the helpless

स्त्रीणाम्of women

चand

क्रमेणin order; sequentially

कार्याणिmatters; cases; tasks

पश्येत्should examine; should attend to

कार्यगौरवात्because of the seriousness of the matter

आत्ययिकवशेनor according to urgency (emergency)

वाor

Entities Mentioned

devatā-sthāna (temples)

āśrama

pāṣaṇḍa

śrotriya

paśu (livestock)

puṇyasthāna

children

elderly

sick

distressed

unprotected

women

FAQs

What administrative logic connects temples, livestock, and vulnerable persons in one list?

They represent high-sensitivity domains—social legitimacy (religious/civic institutions), economic base (livestock), and protected classes—where neglect quickly triggers disorder and reputational loss.

What is the decision rule for ordering cases?

Default sequential order, overridden by triage: handle by gravity and urgency when delay would cause disproportionate harm.