Sutra 12

Devanagari script

तुलामानविशेषाणामतोऽन्येषामनुमानं कुर्यात् ॥ कZ_०४.२.१२ ॥

Transliteration

tulāmānaviśeṣāṇām ato'nyeṣām anumānaṃ kuryāt

Translation

From these specified cases of scales and measures, one should infer (derive) the corresponding rules for the other (unstated) weights and measures.

Word by Word

• तुला: balance; weighing standard
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुला
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (सन्दर्भे ‘तुला’ = तौलयन्त्र/तुलनाप्रमाण)

• मान: measure; measurement standard
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (सन्दर्भे ‘मान’ = मापनप्रमाण)

• विशेषाणाम्: of the particularities/differences
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन

• अतः: therefore; from that (basis)
• Type: Particle
• Root: अतः
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/तस्मात्-अर्थे

• अन्येषाम्: of the others; of the remaining (items)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: (सर्वनाम-प्रयोग) षष्ठी बहुवचन; पुं/नपुं (सन्दर्भानुसार)

• अनुमानम्: inference; estimation
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुमान
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मपद

• कुर्यात्: should make; should determine
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• tulā (scale)
• māna (measure)

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FAQs

How does this sutra function like an administrative ‘delegation’ clause?

It authorizes officials to extend the stated schedule by principled inference, preventing loopholes when new instruments or local variants appear.

What is the core Chanakyan governance concept here?

Rule completeness through rational extension: codify exemplars, then empower consistent inference to cover the rest—minimizing ambiguity and evasion.