Arthashastra 3.10.37: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 10, Sutra 37
Devanagari script
प्रेक्षायामनंशदः सस्वजनो न प्रेक्षेत ॥ कZ_०३.१०.३७ ॥
Transliteration
prekṣāyām anaṃśadaḥ sasvajano na prekṣeta
Translation
जब किसी का इंस्पेक्शन या ऑडिट हो, तो ऐसे लोग इंस्पेक्टर नहीं बनना चाहिए जो उस काम में कोई हिस्सा नहीं रखते। अपने रिश्तेदार या करीबी लोग भी इंस्पेक्टर नहीं बनना चाहिए।
Word by Word
प्रेक्षायाम्in/at a public show (spectacle)
प्रेक्षायाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रेक्षा (√ईक्ष्)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरणे)
अनंशदःa person who has no share/entitlement (a non-beneficiary)
अनंशदः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअनंशद् (न-√अंश्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; नञ्-समासान्त/नकार-निषेधयुक्त विशेषण; ‘भागं न अंशति/न लभते’ इत्यर्थे
सस्वजनःtogether with his own people/relatives
सस्वजनः:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootस्वजन
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; स-उपसर्गार्थक ‘स’ + स्वजन
नnot
न:
TypeParticle
Rootन
Formनिषेध
प्रेक्षेतshould watch/attend (a spectacle)
प्रेक्षेत:
TypeVerb
Root√ईक्ष् (प्र-ईक्ष्)
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थे/विधौ); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन
Entities Mentioned
I
inspector/auditorS
stakeholder (share-holder)K
kinsmen/associatesFAQs
Non-stakeholders may be careless or unaccountable; relatives may be biased. Together, the rule targets both indifference and favoritism.
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