Sutra 52

Devanagari script

अकृतारम्भमारब्धानुष्ठानमनुष्ठितविशेषं नियोगसम्पदं च कर्मणां कुर्युः ॥ कZ_०१.१५.५२ ॥

Transliteration

akṛtārambham ārabdhānuṣṭhānam anuṣṭhitaviśeṣaṃ niyogasampadaṃ ca karmaṇāṃ kuryuḥ

Translation

They should manage state tasks by: (i) initiating what has not been started, (ii) carrying through what has been undertaken, (iii) completing what remains unfinished in detail, and (iv) ensuring the fitness and adequacy of assignments (right person, right mandate, right resources).

Word by Word

• अकृतारम्भम्: (a task) whose commencement has not been made; unbegun
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: कृ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; नञ्-पूर्वकं ‘कृतारम्भ’ (कृतः आरम्भः यस्य) — ‘अकृतारम्भ’

• आरब्धानुष्ठानम्: (a task) whose execution has been begun; in-progress performance
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: अनुष्ठा
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; ‘आरब्धम्’ (begun) + ‘अनुष्ठानम्’ (execution/performance)

• अनुष्ठितविशेषम्: (a task) having a specific/particular completion or special accomplishment achieved
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: अनुष्ठा
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; ‘अनुष्ठित’ (performed) + ‘विशेष’ (special feature/distinction)

• नियोगसम्पदम्: the successful fitness/efficacy of an assignment (proper appointment/commission)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + पद् (सम्पद्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक ‘सम्पद्’ का नपुंसकवत् रूप (सम्पदम्), एकवचन, द्वितीया; ‘नियोगस्य सम्पद्’ = appointment/assignment’s success/fitness

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

• कर्मणाम्: of tasks/works (operations)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, षष्ठी; ‘of actions/works/tasks’

• कुर्युः: they should do / they should arrange (ensure)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘they should do/arrange’

Entities Mentioned

• Ministers (implied)
• State works/projects (karmāṇi)

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FAQs

What management framework is implied by this sūtra?

A lifecycle view of governance work: start pending initiatives, execute ongoing ones, close gaps in partially done work, and ensure assignments are properly constituted.

What does niyogasampad add beyond ‘do the work’?

It emphasizes administrative design—clear authority, competent personnel, and sufficient resources—so execution is structurally supported.