Sutra 24

Devanagari script

प्रचारसमं महामात्राः समग्राः श्रावयेयुरविषममन्त्राः ॥ कZ_०२.७.२४ ॥

Transliteration

pracārasamaṃ mahāmātrāḥ samagrāḥ śrāvayeyur aviṣama-mantrāḥ

Translation

Senior officers, being fully apprised, should present reports in accordance with the established procedure, and their statements should be uniform (non-contradictory).

Word by Word

• प्रचारसमम्: in accordance with the spy-network’s circulation/operations; evenly as per the intelligence arrangement
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रचार; सम
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (क्रियाविशेषणवत्—‘समम्’ = ‘समानेन प्रकारेण/समतया’); ‘प्रचारस्य समम्’ इति अर्थे

• महामात्राः: the high officers
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामात्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा

• समग्राः: fully equipped/complete
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा; ‘महामात्राः’ इति विशेषणम्

• श्रावयेयुः: should cause (it) to be proclaimed/announced
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (णिच्)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative) — ‘श्रावयति’ = ‘श्रोतुं करोति’

• अविषममन्त्राः: non-discriminatory (even-handed) directives/counsel
• Type: Noun (with adjective)
• Root: अविषम; मन्त्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा; ‘अविषम’ इति विशेषणम् + ‘मन्त्राः’ (councils/decisions/instructions)

Entities Mentioned

• mahāmātra (senior official)

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FAQs

Why insist on ‘aviṣama-mantra’ (non-contradictory statements) in an audit context?

To detect fabrication: inconsistent narratives among officials are a diagnostic of concealment, while forced procedural consistency enables cross-verification against records and timelines.