Sutra 17
Devanagari script
अविशिष्टलिङ्गमाख्यातं क्रियावाचि ॥ कZ_०२.१०.१७ ॥
Transliteration
aviśiṣṭaliṅgam ākhyātaṃ kriyāvāci
Translation
আখ্যাত (ক্রিয়া) লিঙ্গ-নিরপেক্ষ এবং ক্রিয়া প্রকাশ করে।
Word by Word
अविशिष्टलिङ्गम्(a form/term) having no distinct gender (gender-indeterminate / gender-neutral)
अविशिष्टलिङ्गम्:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविशिष्ट (√शिष्/√शास्-सम्बद्ध ‘विशेष/भेद’ अर्थे) + लिङ्ग
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; अविशिष्टं लिङ्गं यस्य तत्/यत्—‘लिङ्गे (पुं/स्त्री/नपुं) अविभक्तम्’
आख्यातम्a verb (finite verbal form)
आख्यातम्:
TypeNoun (verbal noun)
Rootआ-√ख्या (ख्याने)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; ‘आख्यात’ = क्रियापद/verb (finite verb-form)
क्रियावाचिin (a word/form) that denotes an action; in an action-denoting usage
क्रियावाचि:
TypeAdjective (locative qualifier)
Rootक्रिया + वाचिन् (√वच्)
Formपुं/नपुं, एकवचन, सप्तमी; ‘क्रियाम् वाचि’ = ‘क्रियार्थे/क्रियावाचके (पदे)’
FAQs
State writing must specify doables—what action is required, by whom, and when—so verbs are central to enforceable directives.