Sutra 8

Devanagari script

तेन प्रदेष्टारो व्याख्याताः ॥ कZ_०४.४.०८ ॥

Transliteration

tena pradeṣṭāro vyākhyātāḥ ॥

Translation

Par cela (cette procédure), les pradeṣṭāra (inspecteurs/surveillants) sont également expliqués (c’est-à-dire que la même méthode s’applique à eux).

Word by Word

• तेन: by that; thereby; with that (method/statement)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: sarvanāma-śabda; tṛtīyā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; napuṃsakaliṅgam (instrumental: 'by that/thereby')

• प्रदेष्टारः: the assigners/indicators; those who point out or allot
• Type: Noun (agent noun)
• Root: प्र-√दिश्
• Form: kṛdanta (tṛc-pratyaya: प्रदेष्टृ); prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; bahuvacanam; puṃlliṅgam

• व्याख्याताः: have been explained; have been defined
• Type: Verb (past passive participle used predicatively)
• Root: वि-आ-√ख्या
• Form: kṛdanta (kta-pratyaya); prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; bahuvacanam; puṃlliṅgam; agrees with प्रदेष्टारः

Entities Mentioned

• pradeṣṭāra

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FAQs

What governance technique is used in this sutra?

Rule-by-analogy: once a control method is specified for one office (dharmastha), it is extended to comparable officials (pradeṣṭāras) to standardize enforcement.