Sutra 13

Devanagari script

तस्मात्समाप्तकरणं नियमयेत् ॥ कZ_०४.८.१३ ॥

Transliteration

tasmāt samāptakaraṇaṃ niyamayet

Translation

Therefore, the authority should regulate and formally control the completion/closure of the procedure.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that (reason)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: sarvanāma-śabda; pañcamī ekavacanam; napuṃsakaliṅga (ablative singular)

• समाप्तकरणम्: the act/means of bringing (a matter) to completion; closure
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्-आप् (समाप्) + कृ
• Form: napuṃsakaliṅga; prathamā ekavacanam; 'समाप्तेः करणम्' = completion-making/bringing-to-an-end

• नियमयेत्: should regulate; should prescribe; should lay down (a rule)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-यम्
• Form: vidhiliṅ (optative); parasmaipada; prathamaḥ puruṣaḥ; ekavacanam; present-system causative sense not intended here—simple 'to regulate/ordain'

Entities Mentioned

• judicial authority
• investigators

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FAQs

What administrative risk is addressed by ‘regulating completion’?

Unregulated proceedings can become indefinite, coercive, or extortionary; formal closure reduces abuse and error.