Sutra 20
Devanagari script
पदसमूहो वाक्यमर्थपरिसमाप्तौ ॥ कZ_०२.१०.२० ॥
Transliteration
padasamūho vākyam arthaparisamāptau
Translation
A “sentence” (vākya) is a collection of words that completes the intended meaning.
Word by Word
पदसमूहःa collection/group of words (padas)
पदसमूहः:
TypeNoun
Rootसमूह (√हू/ह्वा not applicable; nominal stem समूह) / पद (nominal stem)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः—पदानां समूहः
वाक्यम्a sentence
वाक्यम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य (nominal stem)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)
अर्थपरिसमाप्तौupon/at the completion of the meaning (when the sense is complete)
अर्थपरिसमाप्तौ:
TypeNoun
Rootपरि-√समाप् (to finish/complete) → परिसमाप्ति (nominal stem) + अर्थ (nominal stem)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-एकवचन; समासः—अर्थस्य परिसमाप्तौ (= अर्थ-पूर्णता/समाप्ति में)
FAQs
An order is administratively valid only when it is complete enough to implement and audit—who must act, what must be done, and the scope/conditions implied by the wording.
It limits discretionary reinterpretation by subordinates and reduces disputes in enforcement and accountability reviews.