Sutra 5
Devanagari script
यौनानुबन्धं च समीक्ष्य कार्ये लेखं विदध्यात्पुरुषानुरूपम् ॥ कZ_०२.१०.०५च्द् ॥
Transliteration
yaunānubandhaṃ ca samīkṣya kārye lekhaṃ vidadhyāt puruṣānurūpam
Translation
Dan, setelah menelaah kecenderungan serta keterikatan pribadi (yaunānubandha) yang relevan dengan urusan tersebut, ia hendaknya menyusun surat itu sesuai dengan orangnya.
Word by Word
यौनानुबन्धम्lineage/family background and connections
यौनानुबन्धम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअनु-√बन्ध्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; समासः—यौनस्य (योनिः/यौना = कुल/वंश/जन्म) अनुबन्धः (अनुसंबन्ध/परम्परा)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय
समीक्ष्यhaving examined
समीक्ष्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-ईक्ष्
Formक्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), ‘having examined/considered’
कार्येin the matter of the assignment/office
कार्ये:
TypeNoun
Rootकार्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी; ‘in/with regard to the task/office’
लेखम्a written document/order
लेखम्:
TypeNoun
Rootलेख
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया
विदध्यात्should prepare/issue
विदध्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-√धा
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should arrange/prepare/issue’
पुरुषानुरूपम्appropriate to the person
पुरुषानुरूपम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअनु-√रूप् (रूप)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; पुरुषस्य अनुरूपम् = ‘suited to the person’ (लेखम् इति विशेषणम्)
Entities Mentioned
P
puruṣa (person/recipient)FAQs
It signals that effective state communication must account for human motivations and vulnerabilities; letters are instruments of influence, not mere information transfer.