Sutra 22

Devanagari script

यथा पृष्टो न सज्जेत व्यये शेषे च संचये ॥ कZ_०२.५.२२ब् ॥

Transliteration

yathā pṛṣṭo na sajjeta vyaye śeṣe ca saṃcaye

Translation

So that, when questioned, he does not falter regarding expenditure, remaining balance, and accumulated stock.

Word by Word

• यथा: as; in the manner that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (yathā = 'as/according as')

• पृष्टः: (when) asked; being questioned
• Type: Verb (PPP used adjectivally)
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; 'one who is asked'

• न: not
• Type: Particle
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• सज्जेत: should not become attached / should not commit himself
• Type: Verb
• Root: सञ्ज्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद-प्रयोग भी मिलता है, यहाँ परस्मैपद रूप 'सज्जेत' = 'should become attached/engaged'

• व्यये: in expenditure; in spending
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगानुसार); सप्तमी-एकवचन; 'in expenditure/at the time of spending'

• शेषे: in the remainder; in the balance left
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; 'in the remainder/balance'

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• संचये: in accumulation; in saving/stockpiling
• Type: Noun
• Root: संचय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; 'in accumulation/hoarding'

Entities Mentioned

• storekeeper/custodian
• auditors/superiors

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FAQs

What is the core accountability metric in 2.5.22b?

Triangulation of accounts: spending (outflow), balance (remaining), and stock (accumulated holdings) must reconcile under questioning.