Sutra 8

Devanagari script

वृत्तोपनयनस्त्रयीमान्वीक्षिकीं च शिष्टेभ्यो वार्त्तामध्यक्षेभ्यो दण्डनीतिं वक्तृप्रयोक्तृभ्यः ॥ कZ_०१.५.०८ ॥

Transliteration

vṛtta-upanayanaḥ trayīm ānvīkṣikīṃ ca śiṣṭebhyo vārttām adhyakṣebhyo daṇḍanītiṃ vaktṛ-prayoktṛbhyaḥ

Translation

After the customary initiation (upanayana), he should learn the Vedic triad and inquiry/critical reasoning from cultivated authorities; practical economy (vārttā) from departmental superintendents; and the science of punishment/governance (daṇḍanīti) from skilled instructors and practitioners.

Word by Word

• वृत्तोपनयन: (training in) conduct and initiation
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्त (वृत्/वृत्त) + उपनयन (नी)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (as object with implied 'वेदयेत्/अधीयीत' etc. in the larger context)

• त्रयीम्: the three Vedas / Vedic lore
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयी
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• आन्वीक्षिकीम्: (the discipline of) inquiry/logic/philosophy
• Type: Noun
• Root: आन्वीक्षिकी
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

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

• शिष्टेभ्यः: from the learned/educated (authorities)
• Type: Noun (adjectival substantive)
• Root: शिष्ट
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी/षष्ठी बहुवचन (ablative: 'from')

• वार्त्ताम्: economics / livelihood-science (vārttā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार्ता
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• अध्यक्षेभ्यः: from the superintendents
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्यक्ष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी बहुवचन (ablative: 'from')

• दण्डनीतिम्: the science of polity / governance (policy of punishment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्डनीति
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• वक्तृप्रयोक्तृभ्यः: from the expounders and practitioners/teachers
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्तृ (वच्) + प्रयोक्‍तृ (युज्/प्र-युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी बहुवचन (ablative: 'from')

Entities Mentioned

• śiṣṭa (learned elite)
• adhyakṣa (superintendent)
• vaktṛ/prayoktṛ (instructor/practitioner)

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FAQs

What institutional model of learning is suggested here?

A mixed model: normative/theoretical instruction from scholars, applied economic training from departmental administrators, and governance enforcement from experienced operators.

What is the administrative meaning of learning vārttā from adhyakṣas?

Economic policy is treated as operational knowledge best learned from those running state departments—an early apprenticeship model.