Sutra 21
Devanagari script
षष्ठे तूर्यघोषेण प्रतिबुद्धः शास्त्रमितिकर्तव्यतां च चिन्तयेत् ॥ कZ_०१.१९.२१ ॥
Transliteration
ṣaṣṭhe tūryaghoṣeṇa pratibuddhaḥ śāstram itikartavyatāṃ ca cintayet
Translation
In the sixth part of the night, awakened by the sound of instruments, he should reflect on the śāstra and on the proper procedures to be carried out.
Word by Word
षष्ठेat the sixth (time-period/watch)
षष्ठे:
TypeNoun/Adjective (ordinal)
Rootषष्ठ
Formसप्तमी-एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे (दिन/प्रहर-आदि अव्यक्त-आश्रय); क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम्
तूर्यघोषेणby/with the sound of musical instruments (signal)
तूर्यघोषेण:
TypeNoun
Rootतूर्यघोष
Formतृतीया-एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गः; करण-कारकः
प्रतिबुद्धःhaving been awakened / awake
प्रतिबुद्धः:
TypeVerb-derived adjective (past passive participle)
Rootप्रति√बुध्
Formकृदन्तः (क्त); प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गः; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘awakened’
शास्त्रम्the treatise / the governing doctrine
शास्त्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootशास्त्र
Formद्वितीया-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गः; कर्म
इतिthus; as (stated)
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formनिपातः; उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति-सूचकः
कर्तव्यताम्the duties / what ought to be done
कर्तव्यताम्:
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootकर्तव्यता
Formद्वितीया-एकवचनम्; स्त्रीलिङ्गः; ‘कर्तव्य’ (gerundive) + ‘-ता’ भाववाचक-प्रत्ययः
चand
च:
TypeConjunction
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्
चिन्तयेत्should reflect upon / should consider
चिन्तयेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√चिन्त्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथम-पुरुषः एकवचनम्; ‘he should reflect/consider’
Entities Mentioned
Ś
śāstraI
itikartavyatā (procedure)FAQs
It shifts from principle to execution—ensuring the ruler thinks in workflows, compliance steps, and administrative sequencing.