Sutra 9

Devanagari script

कुर्वीत सचिवांस्तस्मात्तेषां च शृणुयान्मतम् ॥ कZ_०१.७.०९च्द् ॥

Transliteration

kurvīta sacivāṃs tasmāt teṣāṃ ca śṛṇuyān matam

Translation

Daher soll er Minister ernennen und auch ihren Rat anhören.

Word by Word

• कुर्वीत: he should appoint / he should make
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: लोट् (विधिलिङ्-समर्थः आदेश/विधानार्थः), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• सचिवान्: ministers / counsellors
• Type: Noun
• Root: सचिव
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• तस्मात्: therefore / from that (reason)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (सामान्यतः), पञ्चमी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; हेत्वर्थे ‘therefore/from that reason’

• तेषाम्: of them (i.e., of those ministers)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्ययम्

• शृणुयात्: he should listen (to)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• मतम्: opinion / advice
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘opinion/view’

Entities Mentioned

• saciva (minister/counsellor)
• king/ruler (implicit)

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FAQs

What is the difference between appointing ministers and hearing them?

Appointment creates capacity; listening creates epistemic correction—reducing blind spots, improving information quality, and limiting impulsive decisions.