Sutra 28

Devanagari script

शोधयेयुश्च शुद्धास्ते पौरजानपदान्दमैः ॥ कZ_०४.९.२८च्द् ॥

Transliteration

śodhayeyuś ca śuddhās te paurajānapadān damaiḥ

Translation

மேலும் அவர்கள் சுத்திகரிக்கப்பட்ட பின், திருத்தும்/அடக்கும் நடவடிக்கைகளால் நகரவாசிகளையும் கிராமப்புற மக்களையும் ஒழுக்கப்படுத்த வேண்டும்.

Word by Word

• शोधयेयुः: they should cause (them) to be examined/cleansed; they should investigate
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुध्/शोध् (Caus. of शुध्)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; णिच् (causative) प्रयोगः

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• शुद्धाः: cleansed; found pure/cleared
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुध् (ppp: शुद्ध)
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गम्; विशेषणम्

• ते: those (persons)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गम्; सर्वनाम

• पौर: townsmen/citizens (of the city)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पौर
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमासाङ्गम्; समस्तपदे कर्मपदत्वात् द्वितीया-बहुवचन-रूपे (पौर-जानपदान्) अन्तर्भूतम्

• जानपदान्: country people; inhabitants of the countryside/provinces
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: जानपद
• Form: द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गम्; (पौरजानपदान्) इति द्वन्द्वसमासः, कर्मपदम्

• दमैः: by discipline/restraint; by corrective measures
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम
• Form: तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गम्; करणम्/साधनम्

Entities Mentioned

• arthacaras (implied)
• paura
• jānapada

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FAQs

What administrative model is implied by these two half-verses (28ab–28cd)?

A two-step compliance chain: discipline state agents first, then deploy them as instruments of public discipline.