Sutra 40

Devanagari script

तथा वैधरणं कुर्यादुचितं चानुवर्तयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.२५.४०च्द् ॥

Transliteration

tathā vaidharaṇaṃ kuryād ucitaṃ cānuvartayet

Translation

Accordingly, he should make the proper adjustment/settlement and enforce what is appropriate.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus; in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: अव्यय (उपपद/क्रियाविशेषण)

• वैधरणम्: proper regulation/arrangement according to rule (lawful maintenance of order)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैधरण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्म)

• कुर्यात्: should do; should carry out
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• उचितम्: what is appropriate; the proper (course)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: उचित
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्म); ‘उचित’ (ppp of √वच्/√उच् in sense ‘fit/appropriate’)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयार्थक)

• अनुवर्तयेत्: should cause to follow; should enforce/ensure adherence
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√वृत् (वर्तयति)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) ‘अनुवर्तयति’ = ‘follow/keep in line’

Entities Mentioned

• accounting authority (implicit)
• vaidharaṇa (settlement)

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FAQs

What governance value is emphasized by ‘ucitaṃ cānuvartayet’?

Rule-bound administration: officials must apply the appropriate rule consistently, limiting arbitrariness and leakage.

What does ‘vaidharaṇa’ likely refer to in this context?

A corrective settlement of accounts—aligning assessed dues with observed sales and enforcing the resulting obligation.