Sutra 31

Devanagari script

पुरोहिताचार्यसखः प्रत्युत्थायाभिवाद्य च ॥ कZ_०१.१९.३१च्द् ॥

Transliteration

purohitācāryasakhaḥ pratyutthāyābhivādya ca

Translation

Ông ta nên đứng dậy để chào đón và kính lễ trang trọng vị tư tế, thầy dạy và những người bạn đáng tin cậy.

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.