Sutra 29
Devanagari script
ज्ञात्वा यथाबुद्ध्यवस्थापयितव्यः ॥ कZ_०७.६.२९ ॥
Transliteration
jñātvā yathābuddhy avasthāpayitavyaḥ
Translation
Après avoir établi les faits, il doit organiser (la politique/les postes) selon son meilleur jugement.
Word by Word
ज्ञात्वाhaving ascertained; after knowing
ज्ञात्वा:
TypeVerb (absolutive/gerund)
Rootज्ञा
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); from √ज्ञा ‘to know’; sense: ‘having known/after ascertaining’
यथाaccording to; as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
Formअव्यय; comparative/correlative adverb ‘as, according to’
बुद्धिunderstanding; judgment; discretion
बुद्धि:
TypeNoun
Rootबुध्
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (stem: बुद्धि-); here in compound with यथा → ‘according to (one’s) understanding/judgment’
अवस्थापयितव्यःshould be established/arranged/put in place
अवस्थापयितव्यः:
TypeVerb (gerundive)
Rootस्था (causative: स्थापय-)
Formतव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/future passive participle); causative base √स्था → स्थापयति ‘to establish/arrange’; पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; predicative: ‘is to be established/arranged/appointed’ (agent implied)
FAQs
Decide and implement policy only after verifying facts, then structure actions according to sound judgment rather than impulse.