Sutra 32
Devanagari script
आयुक्तो वा सरूप्यसुवर्णस्तेनैव जीयेत ॥ कZ_०२.१३.३२ ॥
Transliteration
āyukto vā sarūpyasuvarṇas tenaiva jīyeta
Translation
आयुक्तो वा सरूप्यसुवर्णः तेनैव पणेन द्यूतं कुर्यात्, तेनैव च जीयेत।
Word by Word
आयुक्तःan appointed officer
आयुक्तः:
TypeNoun (agent noun/participle used substantively)
Root√युज्
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; भूतकृदन्त-रूपम् (क्त-प्रत्ययः) ‘आ-युक्त’ = नियुक्त/प्रयुक्त
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्
सरूप्यसुवर्णः(one) possessing silver and gold / with silver and gold
सरूप्यसुवर्णः:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootरूप्य, सुवर्ण
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; ‘रूप्य’ (silver) + ‘सुवर्ण’ (gold) समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः; ‘स-’ उपसर्गसदृशः (सहित/युक्त)
तेनby that / with that
तेन:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formतृतीया-एकवचनम्, पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-रूपम्; करण/हेतौ
एवindeed; only
एव:
TypeParticle
Rootएव
Formअवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम्
जीयेतshould be punished/overcome (made to pay)
जीयेत:
TypeVerb
Root√जि
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः √जि (जय)
Entities Mentioned
Ā
āyukta (authorized person)S
silver (rūpya)G
gold (suvarṇa)FAQs
It caps exposure and prevents escalation into debt, fraud, or coercion—keeping gambling manageable and less socially destabilizing.