Sutra 39

Devanagari script

सर्वहितमेकस्य ब्रुवतः कुर्युराज्ञाम् ॥ कZ_०३.१०.३९ ॥

Transliteration

sarvahitamekasya bruvataḥ kuryur ājñām

Translation

Si ne serait-ce qu’une seule personne parle pour le bien commun, l’assemblée doit l’adopter comme ordre/décision.

Word by Word

• सर्वहितम्: (that which is) beneficial to all; universally beneficial
• Type: Noun (used adjectivally)
• Root: सर्व + हित
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (विशेषणरूपेण)

• एकस्य: of one (person)
• Type: Noun/Pronoun (numeral used substantively)
• Root: एक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, षष्ठी (genitive)

• ब्रुवतः: of one who says/speaks; when (someone) is speaking
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, षष्ठी/सप्तमी (gen./loc.) — ‘of/when one who speaks’

• कुर्युः: they should do/perform
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• आज्ञाम्: the command/order (instruction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (accusative)

Entities Mentioned

• assembly/saṅgha (implied)
• proposer

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FAQs

Is this a 'one-person veto' or 'one-person trigger'?

It functions as a one-person trigger for public-welfare measures: the criterion is not personal benefit but demonstrable common good.