Sutra 21

Devanagari script

स्वगृहप्रद्वारेषु गृहस्वामिनो वसेयुः असम्पातिनो रात्रौ ॥ कZ_०२.३६.२१ ॥

Transliteration

svagṛhapradvāreṣu gṛhasvāmino vaseyuḥ asampātino rātrau

Translation

رات کے وقت گھر کے مالک اپنے ہی گھروں کے سامنے والے دروازوں پر رہیں، چوکنا رہیں اور غفلت نہ کریں۔

Word by Word

• स्वगृह-प्रद्वारेषु: at the front-doors of their own houses
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: द्वार (with उपसर्ग प्र-; compounded with स्वगृह)
• Form: सप्तमी-बहुवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (द्वार) ; अधिकरणे सप्तमी

• गृहस्वामिनः: the householders / house-owners
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (compound with गृह)
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्ग

• वसेयुः: should stay / should reside
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (निवासे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचनम्

• असम्पातिनः: not making sudden rushes/raids; not acting by sudden sallies
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: सम् + √पत् (गत्यर्थे/पतने) → सम्पातिन् (one who comes/arrives suddenly); with privative अ-
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्ग; गृहस्वामिनः इति विशेषणम्

• रात्रौ: at night
• Type: Noun (time adverbial)
• Root: रात्रि
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनम्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; कालाधिकरणे सप्तमी

Entities Mentioned

• householders
• night watch (implied)

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FAQs

What governance logic underlies requiring householders to keep watch?

Distributed monitoring: the state extends enforcement capacity by making residents part of the early-warning system.