Sutra 34
Devanagari script
नटनर्तकगायनवादकवाग्जीवनकुशीलवा न कर्मविघ्नं कुर्युः ॥ कZ_०२.०१.३४ ॥
Transliteration
naṭanartakagāyanavādakavāgjīvanakuśīlavā na karmavighnaṃ kuryuḥ
Translation
Actors, dancers, singers, instrumentalists, professional orators, and performers should not cause obstruction to work/productive activity.
Word by Word
नटactors
नट:
TypeNoun
Rootनट
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (समाहार-गणना; सूची-शब्द)
नर्तकdancers
नर्तक:
TypeNoun
Rootनर्तक
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (सूची-शब्द)
गायनsingers
गायन:
TypeNoun
Rootगायन
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (सूची-शब्द; गायकाः/गायनानि इत्यर्थे)
वादकinstrumentalists/musicians
वादक:
TypeNoun
Rootवादक
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (सूची-शब्द)
वाग्जीवनthose who make their living by speech (professional speakers/bards)
वाग्जीवन:
TypeNoun
Rootवाग्जीवन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (सूची-शब्द; ‘वाणी-जीविका’ इत्यर्थः)
कुशीलवाःkuśīlavas (itinerant performers/entertainers)
कुशीलवाः:
TypeNoun
Rootकुशीलव
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन
नnot
न:
TypeParticle
Rootन
Formनिषेध-अव्यय
कर्मविघ्नम्obstruction to (state/official) work
कर्मविघ्नम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मविघ्न
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन
कुर्युःshould do/make
कुर्युः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन
Entities Mentioned
P
performers (naṭa/kuśīlava etc.)W
workers/peasants (implied)FAQs
No—it's a restriction against disrupting productive labor and administrative routines; the arts are subordinated to economic order.