Sutra 2
Devanagari script
निर्दिष्टकालकार्यं च कर्म कुर्युः अनिर्दिष्टकालं कार्यापदेशम् ॥ कZ_०२.१४.०२ ॥
Transliteration
nirdiṣṭakālakāryaṃ ca karma kuryuḥ anirdiṣṭakālaṃ kāryāpadeśam
Translation
তারা নির্দিষ্ট সময় ও উদ্দেশ্যযুক্ত কাজ সম্পাদন করবে; আর যার সময় নির্দিষ্ট নয়, তা কেবল আনুষ্ঠানিক কার্যাদেশ (কার্যাপদেশ) অনুযায়ী করবে।
Word by Word
निर्दिष्टकालकार्यंa task/work whose time is specified (a time-bound duty)
निर्दिष्टकालकार्यं:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootनिर्दिश्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (सन्दर्भे ‘कर्म’ इति कर्मपदेन सह—‘निर्दिष्टकालकार्यं कर्म’)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
कर्मwork; duty; task
कर्म:
TypeNoun
Rootकृ (कर्मन्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कुर्युः इत्यस्य कर्म)
कुर्युःthey should do / should perform
कुर्युः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन
अनिर्दिष्टकालं(work) with unspecified time / without a fixed time-limit
अनिर्दिष्टकालं:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootनिर्दिश् (निर्+दिश्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; ‘काल’ विशेषणम्—‘अनिर्दिष्टः कालः यस्य’ (time not specified)
कार्यापदेशम्the plea/excuse of (some) work; citing work as a reason
कार्यापदेशम्:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootअपदिश् (अप+दिश्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कुर्युः इत्यस्य कर्म); ‘कार्य’ + ‘अपदेश’
Entities Mentioned
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kāryāpadeśa (formal work order/authorization)FAQs
By requiring either clear deadlines or a written/explicit mandate, it limits arbitrary ‘ongoing’ tasks that can hide delays, side-payments, or untracked resource use.