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# Vakyapadiya 3.1.28

Vākyapadīya 3.1.28

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.vyakarana.darsana.vakyapadiya.3.1.28)

vidhau vā pratiṣedhe vā brāhmaṇatvādi sādhanam  
vyaktyāśritāsritā jāteḥ saṃkhyājātir viśeṣikā //

> In an injunction or a prohibition, brahminhood and the like are the accomplishing factor;  
> resting upon the individual, the universal of number serves as a differentiator of the universal.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.vyakarana.darsana.vakyapadiya~en-mt.3.1.28) — English, machine translation

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