Sutra 61
Devanagari script
एवमश्रुतशास्त्रार्थो न मन्त्रं श्रोतुमर्हति ॥ कZ_०१.१५.६१च्द् ॥
Transliteration
evam aśrutaśāstrārtho na mantraṃ śrotum arhati
Translation
তেমনি যে শাস্ত্রগুলির অর্থ শেখেনি, সে রাষ্ট্র-পরামর্শ (মন্ত্র) শোনার যোগ্য নয়।
Word by Word
एवम्thus; in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
Formअव्यय; manner-adverb ‘thus/in this way’
अश्रुत-शास्त्र-अर्थःone who has not learned/been taught the meaning of the treatise
अश्रुत-शास्त्र-अर्थः:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootश्रु (अश्रुत), शास्त्र, अर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासपद; ‘अश्रुत’ = न श्रुतः (past passive participle used adjectivally)
नnot
न:
TypeParticle (negation)
Rootन
Formनिषेध-अव्यय
मन्त्रम्counsel; (secret) state deliberation
मन्त्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्मपद
श्रोतुम्to hear; to be allowed to listen
श्रोतुम्:
TypeVerb (infinitive)
Rootश्रु
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-रूप (infinitive); ‘to hear/listen’
अर्हतिis entitled/fit; deserves
अर्हति:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
Formलट्; परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन
Entities Mentioned
U
untrained advisor (aśrutaśāstrārtha)S
state counsel (mantra)FAQs
To prevent incompetence and leakage: only those trained in policy reasoning and statecraft should be admitted to sensitive deliberations.