Sutra 21
Devanagari script
अप्रदानैश्च देयानामदेयानां च साधनैः ॥ कZ_०७.५.२१च्द् ॥
Transliteration
apradānaiś ca deyānām adeyānāṃ ca sādhanaiḥ
Translation
En refusant d’accorder ce qui doit être accordé et en accordant/arrangeant ce qui ne doit pas être accordé.
Word by Word
अप्रदानैःby non-payment / by withholding (what is to be paid)
अप्रदानैः:
TypeNoun (action-noun)
Rootप्र-दा
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (अप्रदान)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
देयानाम्of things that are payable / due
देयानाम्:
TypeAdjective used substantively
Rootदेय
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-बहुवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (देय = दातव्य)
अदेयानाम्of things that are not payable / not due
अदेयानाम्:
TypeAdjective used substantively
Rootदेय (with नञ्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-बहुवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (अदेय = न दातव्य)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
साधनैःby means/instruments (methods, measures)
साधनैः:
TypeNoun
Rootसाधन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन
FAQs
Two-sided distributive corruption: denying legitimate dues while engineering illegitimate favors—both undermine legitimacy and compliance.