Sutra 31

Devanagari script

पुरोहिताचार्यसखः प्रत्युत्थायाभिवाद्य च ॥ कZ_०१.१९.३१च्द् ॥

Transliteration

purohitācāryasakhaḥ pratyutthāyābhivādya ca

Translation

He should rise to greet and formally salute the chaplain, the teacher, and trusted companions.

Word by Word

• पुरोहित: the royal chaplain / chief priest
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरस् + हित (निपातन/समास-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (सम्बोधनार्थे अपि प्रथमा); ‘पुरोहित’ = राजपुरोहितः

• आचार्य: the teacher / preceptor
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-चर् (चर्) + ण्यत्/य (आचार्य-शब्द)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; गुरु/उपाध्यायार्थकः

• सखः: the friend / companion
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘सखि’-शब्दस्य प्रथमा एकवचनम् ‘सखा/सखः’

• प्रत्युत्थाय: having risen (to receive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (स्था)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययभावः); उपसर्गः प्रति+उत्; ‘having risen up / having stood up in response’

• अभिवाद्य: having saluted / having greeted respectfully
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-वाद् (वाद्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययभावः); ‘having saluted / having paid respects’

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

Entities Mentioned

• purohita
• ācārya
• sakha

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FAQs

Is this merely etiquette, or policy?

Policy: visible respect stabilizes the advisory system, signals order in the court, and sustains legitimacy among constituencies attached to religious and educational authority.

What is the governance risk if a king publicly disrespects such figures?

It invites elite alienation, reputational damage, and factionalism—weakening compliance and increasing susceptibility to intrigue.