Sutra 24

Devanagari script

प्रचारे चावघोषयेत् अमुना प्रकृतेनोपहताः प्रज्ञापयन्तु इति ॥ कZ_०२.८.२४ ॥

Transliteration

pracāre cāvaghoṣayet amunā prakṛtenopahatāḥ prajñāpayantu iti

Translation

And during circulation/inspection, he should proclaim publicly: ‘Those harmed by this official/agent should come forward and inform (the authority).’

Word by Word

• प्रचारे: in the public circulation / in public places (during the proclamation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-चर्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरण)

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

• अवघोषयेत्: he should proclaim / announce publicly
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-घुष् (घोषणे)
• Form: विधिलिङ्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; (कर्तरि)

• अमुना: by this (person/agent)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (करण)

• प्रकृतेन: by the prakṛti (state element/constituent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (करण)

• उपहताः: injured / harmed / afflicted
• Type: Participle
• Root: उप-हन्
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा (कर्तृ/विशेष्य)

• प्रज्ञापयन्तु: let them inform / report / make known
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ज्ञा + णिच् (प्रज्ञापयति)
• Form: लोट्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; (कर्तरि)

• इति: thus (quoting)
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: उक्त्यन्त-निदर्शक-अव्यय

Entities Mentioned

• accused official (prakṛta)
• complainants/victims

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FAQs

What is the administrative intent of a public proclamation?

To widen information channels beyond internal records—creating social detection of corruption by inviting affected parties to testify.