Sutra 37

Devanagari script

रक्षोघ्नरक्षितं वा कर्मणा प्रतिपादयेदन्यत्र ब्राह्मणात् ॥ कZ_०३.१.३७ ॥

Transliteration

rakṣoghnarakṣitaṃ vā karmaṇā pratipādayed anyatra brāhmaṇāt

Translation

或者，他可以通过在护身仪式（rakṣoghnarakṣita）保护下进行的试验/行为来确立一项事实，但婆罗门（Brāhmaṇa）之案除外。

Word by Word

• रक्षोघ्न-रक्षितम्: duly guarded/protected by guards
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: रक्षोघ्न (रक्षस् + घ्न) ; रक्षित (√रक्ष्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनम् प्रथमा/द्वितीया; विशेषणम् (कर्मणः/वस्तुनः)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्

• कर्मणा: by an act / by performance (as the means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनम् तृतीया (करण/हेतौ)

• प्रतिपादयेत्: should establish / should prove / should present (as valid)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + √पद् (causative: प्रतिपादयति)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; causative; विध्यर्थः

• अन्यत्र: except / otherwise than
• Type: Adverb
• Root: अन्यत्र
• Form: अपवादार्थक-अव्ययम् (excepting)

• ब्राह्मणात्: from a Brahmin / in the case of a Brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे एकवचनम् पञ्चमी (अपादान/अपवादे: ‘except from’)

Entities Mentioned

• Brāhmaṇa
• protective rites (rakṣoghnarakṣita)
• judicial authority (implicit)

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FAQs

What policy logic is visible in the clause 'anyatra brāhmaṇāt'?

It signals differentiated legal procedure: certain coercive or ordeal-based proofs are restricted for protected social categories, reflecting a graded jurisprudence.