Sutra 6
Devanagari script
विद्यानां तु यथास्वमाचार्यप्रामाण्याद्विनयो नियमश्च ॥ कZ_०१.५.०६ ॥
Transliteration
vidyānāṃ tu yathāsvam ācārya-prāmāṇyād vinayo niyamaś ca
Translation
In the various branches of learning, discipline and restraint should be established in accordance with each subject, taking the teacher’s authority as the standard.
Word by Word
विद्यानाम्of the sciences/branches of knowledge
विद्यानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-बहुवचन
तुbut; however
तु:
TypeParticle
Rootतु
Formनिपात; विरोध/विशेषार्थक
यथाaccording to; as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
Formअव्यय; प्रकार/अनुरूपार्थे
स्वम्one’s own; its own
स्वम्:
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootस्व
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; (अव्ययभावे ‘यथास्वम्’ = ‘each in its own way’)
आचार्य-प्रामाण्यात्from/owing to the authority of the teacher
आचार्य-प्रामाण्यात्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रामाण्य (from प्रमा + ल्युट्) / आचार्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-एकवचन; ‘आचार्यस्य प्रामाण्यात्’ = ‘on the authority/validity of the teacher’
विनयःdiscipline; training; good conduct
विनयः:
TypeNoun
Rootविनय
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
नियमःrule; regulation; observance
नियमः:
TypeNoun
Rootनियम
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
Entities Mentioned
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ācārya (teacher)FAQs
Training must be anchored in recognized authority and standard-setting; expertise legitimizes rules and discipline within each domain.
Different competencies (e.g., accounting vs. warfare) require different protocols, benchmarks, and codes of conduct—an early idea of domain-specific regulation.