Sutra 5

Devanagari script

ते यथासंदेशमसंहता अविगृहीताः कर्माणि कुर्युः ॥ कZ_०२.९.०५ ॥

Transliteration

te yathāsaṃdeśam asaṃhatā avigṛhītāḥ karmāṇi kuryuḥ

Translation

वे आदेश के अनुसार अपने कार्य करें—न तो मिलकर (गठजोड़ करके) और न ही दबाव/कठोर नियंत्रण में।

Word by Word

• ते: they; those (persons)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: sarvanāma; prathamā-vibhakti; bahuvacana; puṁliṅga (contextual)

• यथा: as; according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: avyaya; upamā/niyama-arthaka (as, according to)

• संदेशम्: the instruction/message (order)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदेश
• Form: dvitīyā-vibhakti; ekavacana; puṁliṅga

• असंहताः: not united; not acting in concert; not banded together
• Type: Adjective (past participle)
• Root: अ- + सं-हन् (→ संहत)
• Form: kṛdanta (kta/naṣṭa-ppp sense: ‘brought together’ → ‘united’); prathamā-vibhakti; bahuvacana; puṁliṅga; negated by a-

• अविगृहीताः: not seized/held; not detained; not taken up (for punishment)
• Type: Adjective (past participle)
• Root: अ- + वि-ग्रह् (→ विगृहीत)
• Form: kṛdanta (kta ppp); prathamā-vibhakti; bahuvacana; puṁliṅga; negated by a-

• कर्माणि: tasks; works; duties
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: dvitīyā-vibhakti; bahuvacana; napuṁsakaliṅga

• कुर्युः: should do; should perform
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: vidhi-liṅ (optative); parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣa; bahuvacana

Entities Mentioned

• officials
• issuing authority (implied by saṃdeśa)

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FAQs

What two organizational risks are targeted by 'asaṃhatā' and 'avigṛhītā'?

Collusion (officials forming a cartel) and capture/coercion (officials being controlled by another power or faction).