Sutra 16

Devanagari script

कृतकः स्वाभाविकश्च विनयः ॥ कZ_०१.५.०३ ॥

Transliteration

kṛtakaḥ svābhāvikaś ca vinayaḥ

Translation

الانضباط (vinaya) نوعان: مُكتسَب (بالتدريب) وطبيعي (فِطري).

Word by Word

• कृतकः: acquired / cultivated (discipline)
• Type: Adjective (Participle used as Noun/Adj.)
• Root: कृ
• Form: प्रातिपदिक: कृतक (कृ + क्त, ‘made/produced’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विनयस्य)

• स्वाभाविकः: natural / innate (discipline)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू
• Form: समास: स्वभावस्य इति स्वाभाविक; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विनयस्य)

• च: and
• Type: Particle (Conjunction)
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• विनयः: discipline; training; good conduct
• Type: Noun
• Root: नी
• Form: प्रातिपदिक: विनय; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय-रूपेण (उद्देश्य: ‘विनयः’—discipline is of two kinds)

Entities Mentioned

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What is the policy implication of two kinds of vinaya?

Rulers should both select for stable character (innate discipline) and invest in systematic training (acquired discipline) for officials and enforcers.