Sutra 25
Devanagari script
इति दानकर्म ॥ कZ_०९.६.२५ ॥
Transliteration
iti dānakarma
Translation
Thus ends the procedure/operation of inducement by giving (dāna).
Word by Word
इतिthus; so; (end of the statement)
इति:
TypeParticle/Indeclinable
Rootइति
Formअव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक (quotative/end-marker)
दानकर्मthe act/procedure of giving (donation); the topic ‘donative act’
दानकर्म:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (with दान as qualifier)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (शीर्षक/विषय-निर्देशार्थ); समास: दानम् इति कर्म (दानरूपं कर्म)
FAQs
It signals a completed toolkit: subsequent sūtras move to a different upāya (e.g., bheda), preventing accidental conflation of methods.