Sutra 3
Devanagari script
अश्वसधर्माणो हि मनुष्या नियुक्ताः कर्मसु विकुर्वते ॥ कZ_०२.९.०३ ॥
Transliteration
aśvasadharmāṇo hi manuṣyā niyuktāḥ karmasu vikurvate
Translation
মানুষও ঘোড়ার স্বভাবের মতো; কাজে নিয়োজিত হলে তারা কাজে বিচ্যুত হয়ে অনিয়মিতভাবে আচরণ করে।
Word by Word
अश्वसधर्माणःhaving the nature/temperament of horses; horse-like (in disposition)
अश्वसधर्माणः:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootधर्म
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; विशेषणम् (मनुष्याः इति विशेष्यस्य)
हिindeed; for
हि:
TypeParticle
Rootहि
Formनिपातः; हेत्वर्थ/बलार्थकः
मनुष्याःpeople; men
मनुष्याः:
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; कर्तृपदम्
नियुक्ताःappointed; assigned; ordered (to duties)
नियुक्ताः:
TypeVerb (participial)
Rootनि-युज्
Formकृदन्तः—क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि प्रयोगः); प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; ‘नियुक्त’ = नियुक्तः/आदेशितः
कर्मसुin tasks; in duties; in works
कर्मसु:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
Formसप्तमी-बहुवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; अधिकरणम्
विकुर्वतेthey act improperly; they behave perversely; they deviate (in performance)
विकुर्वते:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-कृ
Formलट्-लकारः, आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; वर्तमानकालः
Entities Mentioned
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appointed officials (niyuktāḥ)FAQs
That without control and monitoring, they naturally deviate from prescribed duties, so systems must be designed expecting slippage.