Sutra 21
Devanagari script
तस्माद्बुद्धिवृद्धैः सार्धमध्यासीत मन्त्रम् ॥ कZ_०१.१५.२१ ॥
Transliteration
tasmād buddhi-vṛddhaiḥ sārdham adhyāsīta mantram
Translation
Therefore, he should deliberate in council together with those advanced in judgement.
Word by Word
तस्मात्therefore; from that (reason)
तस्मात्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पञ्चमी एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (ablative singular of तत्)
बुद्धिवृद्धैःwith the elders advanced in wisdom; with wise seniors
बुद्धिवृद्धैः:
TypeNoun (compound adjective used substantively)
Rootबुद्धि-वृद्ध
Formसमास: बुद्धेः वृद्धाः = बुद्धिवृद्धाः; पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन
सार्धम्together with
सार्धम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसार्धम्
Formअव्यय; सह-अर्थे (in the sense of ‘together with’)
अध्यासीतhe should sit; he should convene (a sitting)
अध्यासीत:
TypeVerb
Rootआ√सद् (आसीद्/आस्)
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थे) परस्मैपद; ३पुरुष एकवचन; धातु: आ√सद्/आस् ‘to sit’; रूपम्: अधि + आसीत (injunctive/imperative sense: ‘let him sit/should sit’)
मन्त्रम्counsel; deliberation
मन्त्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मपद (object of अध्यासीते)
Entities Mentioned
B
buddhi-vṛddha (senior in judgement)K
king/executive (implied)FAQs
Deliberate with those who are ‘buddhi-vṛddha’—mature and advanced in judgement.