Sutra 37
Devanagari script
अनाहिताग्निः शतगुरुयज्वा च सहस्रगुः ॥ कZ_०३.१४.३७अब् ॥
Transliteration
anāhitāgniḥ śataguruyajvā ca sahasraguḥ
Translation
未建立圣火者（anāhitāgni）按“百牛”计；而已举行百次由师长资助之祭（śataguruyajvā）者按“千牛”计。
Word by Word
अनाहिताग्निःa man who has not established the sacred fires (non-āhitāgni)
अनाहिताग्निः:
TypeNoun (adjectival substantive)
Rootआ-धा (धातु) / अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य अग्निः न आहितः’ (नञ्-पूर्वपद)
शतगुरुयज्वाone who has performed sacrifices with (or under) a hundred gurus/priests
शतगुरुयज्वा:
TypeNoun (adjectival substantive)
Rootयज् (धातु) / गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; यज्वन्-प्रातिपदिक (यज् + वन्), ‘शत-गुरूणाम् यज्वा’ = शतगुरुयज्वा
चand
च:
TypeParticle (conjunction)
Rootच
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थे
सहस्रगुःa man possessing a thousand cows
सहस्रगुः:
TypeNoun (adjectival substantive)
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य गावः सहस्रम् (सन्ति)’
Entities Mentioned
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anāhitāgniŚ
śataguruyajvāC
cow-based valuation (śata-guḥ, sahasra-guḥ)FAQs
As standardized valuation brackets used to compute fees, compensation, or penalties based on recognized status categories.