Sutra 21

Devanagari script

अन्यैरमात्यगुणैरयुक्ता ह्येते ॥ कZ_०१.८.१५ ॥

Transliteration

anyair amātyaguṇair ayuktā hy ete

Translation

Car ceux-ci (exécutants de tâches) peuvent encore manquer d’autres qualités requises chez les ministres.

Word by Word

• अन्यैः: by/with other (different)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण; तृतीया-बहुवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भानुसार)

• अमात्य-गुणैः: with the qualities of a minister (ministerial qualifications)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (अमात्य)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन; ‘अमात्यस्य गुणाः’ = अमात्यगुणाः

• अयुक्ताः: not endowed/unsuited; not possessed (of)
• Type: Participle (Adjectival)
• Root: युज् (योजने)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; नञ्-पूर्वक ‘युक्त’ → ‘अयुक्त’; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग (एते इति सह)

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: निपात; हेतौ/निश्चयार्थे (emphatic/for indeed)

• एते: these (persons)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

Entities Mentioned

• amātya (minister/official)

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FAQs

What caution does Kauṇapadanta raise against purely performance-based appointment?

That success in specified tasks does not guarantee possession of the full set of ministerial qualities.

What modern HR idea parallels this sutra?

A competency framework: role fitness requires multiple competencies, not only one performance indicator.