Sutra 22

Devanagari script

यथा पृष्टो न सज्जेत व्यये शेषे च संचये ॥ कZ_०२.५.२२ब् ॥

Transliteration

yathā pṛṣṭo na sajjeta vyaye śeṣe ca saṃcaye

Translation

Afin que, lorsqu’on l’interroge, il ne chancelle pas au sujet des dépenses, du solde restant et des stocks accumulés.

Word by Word

• यथा: as; in the manner that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (yathā = 'as/according as')

• पृष्टः: (when) asked; being questioned
• Type: Verb (PPP used adjectivally)
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; 'one who is asked'

• न: not
• Type: Particle
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• सज्जेत: should not become attached / should not commit himself
• Type: Verb
• Root: सञ्ज्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद-प्रयोग भी मिलता है, यहाँ परस्मैपद रूप 'सज्जेत' = 'should become attached/engaged'

• व्यये: in expenditure; in spending
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगानुसार); सप्तमी-एकवचन; 'in expenditure/at the time of spending'

• शेषे: in the remainder; in the balance left
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; 'in the remainder/balance'

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

• संचये: in accumulation; in saving/stockpiling
• Type: Noun
• Root: संचय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; 'in accumulation/hoarding'

Entities Mentioned

• storekeeper/custodian
• auditors/superiors

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FAQs

What is the core accountability metric in 2.5.22b?

Triangulation of accounts: spending (outflow), balance (remaining), and stock (accumulated holdings) must reconcile under questioning.