Sutra 33

Devanagari script

युक्तास्तथा कार्यविधौ नियुक्ता ज्ञातुं न शक्या धनमाददानाः ॥ कZ_०२.९.३३च्द् ॥

Transliteration

yuktās tathā kāryavidhau niyuktā jñātuṃ na śakyā dhanam ādadānāḥ

Translation

so too, officials assigned and engaged in the procedures of work cannot easily be detected while taking money.

Word by Word

• युक्ताः: yoked/engaged; (here) employed/assigned
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: युज्
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; विशेषण

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: अव्यय

• कार्यविधौ: in the procedure of work/official business
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: कार्य + विधि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; अधिकरण

• नियुक्ताः: appointed/assigned
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: नि + युज्
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ज्ञातुम्: to know; to ascertain
• Type: Verb (Infinitive)
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (infinitive)

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

• शक्याः: possible (to be); able (to be)
• Type: Adjective (verbal derivative)
• Root: शक्
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्/शक्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• धनम्: wealth; money
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्म

• आददानाः: taking; appropriating
• Type: Participle (Present)
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; कर्तृवाचक

Entities Mentioned

• niyukta (appointed official)

More Details

FAQs

What is the administrative warning in linking theft to ‘procedure of work’?

Corruption hides inside routine processes—paperwork, approvals, custody, and discretion—so controls must target workflows, not just individuals.