Sutra 22
Devanagari script
पितृपैतामहानमात्यान् कुर्वीत दृष्टावदानत्वात् ॥ कZ_०१.८.१६ ॥
Transliteration
pitṛpaitāmahān amātyān kurvīta dṛṣṭāvadānatvāt
Translation
ينبغي تعيين الوزراء من أسر وزراء الأب والجد، لأن كفاءتهم المثبتة معروفة سلفًا.
Word by Word
पितृपैतामहान्(those) paternal and ancestral (ministers/officials)
पितृपैतामहान्:
TypeNoun (adjective used substantively)
Rootपितृ/पैतामह
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन; ‘अमात्यान्’ इति विशेषणम् (पितृपैतामहाः = पितृ-सम्बन्धिनः पैतामहाः च)
अमात्यान्ministers; high officials
अमात्यान्:
TypeNoun
Rootअमात्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन; ‘कुर्वीत’ इति क्रियायाः कर्म
कुर्वीतshould appoint / should make (as ministers)
कुर्वीत:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; ‘(राजा) कुर्वीत’ = should appoint/make
दृष्टावदानत्वात्because of proven deeds/merit (being evidenced by past performance)
दृष्टावदानत्वात्:
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootदृष्ट/अवदान
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (भाववाचक); पञ्चमी-एकवचन; हेतौ (कारणे) प्रयोगः = ‘…त्वात्’ = because of
Entities Mentioned
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amātya (minister/official)P
pitṛ-paitāmaha (ancestral line)FAQs
Their capability and service record are already established, reducing uncertainty in appointments.
Continuity and institutional memory through known service lineages.