Sutra 8
Devanagari script
यौगपद्यात्तु कर्मणामनेकत्वादनेकस्थत्वाच्च देशकालात्ययो मा भूदिति परोक्षममात्यैः कारयेत् । इत्यमात्यकर्म ॥ कZ_०१.९.०८ ॥
Transliteration
yaugapadyāttu karmaṇāmanekatvādanekasthatvācca deśakālātyayo mā bhūditi parokṣamamātyaiḥ kārayet | ityamātyakarma
Translation
But because many tasks must proceed simultaneously and in many locations, so that there is no lapse of place and time, he should have work carried out indirectly through ministers. Thus is the function of ministers.
Word by Word
यौगपद्यात्from simultaneity / because of doing (things) simultaneously
यौगपद्यात्:
TypeNoun
Rootयुगपत्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-एकवचन (अपादानार्थे)
तुbut, however
तु:
TypeParticle
Rootतु
Formनिपात (विरोध/विशेषार्थक)
कर्मणाम्of tasks/acts/operations
कर्मणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-बहुवचन
अनेकत्वात्because of multiplicity (being many)
अनेकत्वात्:
TypeNoun
Rootअनेकत्व
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-एकवचन (हेतौ)
अनेकस्थत्वात्because of being in many places / multi-location nature
अनेकस्थत्वात्:
TypeNoun
Rootअनेकस्थत्व
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-एकवचन (हेतौ)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक निपात
देशकालात्ययःtransgression/overstepping regarding place and time; delay or mismatch of place-time
देशकालात्ययः:
TypeNoun
Rootअत्यय
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः: देश-काल-आत्ययः (=देशस्य कालस्य च अत्ययः)
माlest; may not
मा:
TypeParticle
Rootमा
Formनिषेधार्थक निपात (लोट्/विधिलिङ्/आशीर्लिङ्/लृट्-आदिषु)
भूत्should happen / may occur
भूत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formआशीर्लिङ्/विधिलिङ् (निषेधेन सह); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन
इतिthus; with the thought that
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formउद्धरण/हेतुनिर्देशार्थक अव्यय
परोक्षम्indirectly; covertly; not in person
परोक्षम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपरोक्ष
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (परोक्षतया)
अमात्यैःby ministers/officials
अमात्यैः:
TypeNoun
Rootअमात्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन (करणे)
कारयेत्should cause (it) to be done; should have (it) carried out
कारयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (णिच्)
Formणिच्-प्रयोग (causative) ‘कारय-’; विधिलिङ्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन
इतिthus
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formसमाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरणार्थक अव्यय
अमात्यकर्म(this is) the duty/operation of ministers (heading/colophon)
अमात्यकर्म:
TypeNoun
Rootअमात्यकर्मन्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः: अमात्यस्य कर्म (=अमात्यकर्म)
Entities Mentioned
K
king/executive (implied)A
amātya (ministers/officials)FAQs
A single executive cannot directly supervise all concurrent, geographically dispersed operations; delegation to empowered ministers prevents delays and coordination failure.