Sutra 7
Devanagari script
कार्यस्यान्यथाकरणे वेतननाशस्तद्द्विगुणश्च दण्डः ॥ कZ_०४.१.०७ ॥
Transliteration
kāryasyānyathākaraṇe vetananāśas taddviguṇaś ca daṇḍaḥ
Translation
कार्य को निर्देशानुसार न करने (भिन्न/दोषपूर्ण करने) पर मजदूरी जब्त हो और उसी के दुगुने का दण्ड लगाया जाए।
Word by Word
कार्यस्यof the work / of the assigned task
कार्यस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकृ
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन; प्रातिपदिक: कार्य (कृ + ण्यत्)
अन्यथाotherwise; in a different manner; wrongly
अन्यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यथा
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)
करणेin doing / in the performance (of)
करणे:
TypeNoun
Rootकृ
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; प्रातिपदिक: करण (कृ + ल्युट्)
वेतननाशःloss/forfeiture of wages
वेतननाशः:
TypeNoun
Rootनश्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समास: वेतनस्य नाशः
तत्that (amount/penalty)
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; (अत्र ‘that’ = उक्तदण्ड/वेतननाश-परिमाण-सूचक)
द्विगुणःtwofold; double
द्विगुणः:
TypeAdjective
Rootगुण
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समास: द्वौ गुणौ यस्य/द्विगुण (twofold)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formअव्यय (समुच्चयार्थक)
दण्डःfine; punishment
दण्डः:
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
FAQs
Delay triggers partial wage reduction; incorrect performance triggers total forfeiture—reflecting higher harm from defective output and rework.
Align incentives with verifiable deliverables: payment is conditional on conforming performance, not mere effort.