Sutra 25

Devanagari script

इति विधायोगः ॥ कZ_०२.३०.२५ ॥

Transliteration

iti vidhāyogaḥ

Translation

Thus is the prescribed procedure/regulatory method.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so; (marking the end of the statement)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक (quotative/iti-particle)

• विधायोगः: the prescribed procedure/arrangement; the method as laid down
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समास: विधाय + योगः (= विधेः/विधायाः योगः)

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Why does Arthashastra use closure lines like ‘iti vidhāyogaḥ’?

To mark the end of a rule-set and signal that what precedes is an implementable administrative procedure, not merely descriptive text.