Sutra 74

Devanagari script

अनेनैवोपायेन नान्येन इति नियोगः ॥ कZ_०९.७.७४ ॥

Transliteration

anenaivopāyena nānyena iti niyogaḥ

Translation

‘By this means alone, and not by another’—this is fixed prescription (niyoga).

Word by Word

• अनेन: by this (means/method)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्द; तृतीया-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रसङ्गानुसारम्)

• एव: only, indeed
• Type: Particle
• Root: एव
• Form: निपात; अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• उपायेन: by the means/method
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन

• न: not
• Type: Negation
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• अन्येन: by another (means)
• Type: Adjective/Pronoun
• Root: अन्य
• Form: विशेषण/सर्वनाम-प्राय; तृतीया-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (उपायेन इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• इति: thus
• Type: Quotative/Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: इत्यादि-निपात; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-सूचक

• नियोगः: an injunction, directive
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियोग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• niyoga
• upāya

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FAQs

When would niyoga be appropriate?

When the situation has a clear best instrument and deviation increases risk—policy is mandated rather than discretionary.