Sutra 4
Devanagari script
निर्दिष्टदेशकालकार्यं च कर्म कुर्युः अनिर्दिष्टदेशकालं कार्यापदेशम् ॥ कZ_०४.१.०४ ॥
Transliteration
nirdiṣṭadeśakālakāryaṃ ca karma kuryuḥ anirdiṣṭadeśakālaṃ kāryāpadeśam
Translation
Pekerjaan hanya boleh dilakukan bila tempat, waktu, dan tugasnya ditentukan; perintah tanpa penentuan tempat dan waktu hanyalah ‘klaim pekerjaan’ (kāryāpadeśa) belaka.
Word by Word
निर्दिष्ट-देश-काल-कार्यंa task/work whose place, time, and purpose have been specified
निर्दिष्ट-देश-काल-कार्यं:
TypeNoun (compound adjective used substantively)
Rootनिर्दिश्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; कर्म (object) qualifying the implied कर्म/कार्य; members: निर्दिष्ट (ppp) + देश + काल + कार्य
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
कर्मwork; duty; act
कर्म:
TypeNoun
Rootकृ
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; कुर्युः इति क्रियायाः कर्म
कुर्युःthey should do / they should perform
कुर्युः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; विध्यर्थः ‘should do’
अनिर्दिष्ट-देश-कालं(a task) with unspecified place and time
अनिर्दिष्ट-देश-कालं:
TypeNoun (compound adjective used substantively)
Rootनिर्दिश्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; (कर्म/कार्य) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; members: अनिर्दिष्ट (neg. ppp) + देश + काल
कार्य-अपदेशम्a plea/pretext of work; citing work as a reason
कार्य-अपदेशम्:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootअपदिश्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; ‘कार्यस्य अपदेशः’ = pretext/plea of work; कुर्युः इति क्रियायाः कर्म (elliptically: ‘(they should do) the plea…’ / ‘they should make…’)
FAQs
Opportunistic disputes—workers/agents claiming completion or expenses for vague orders; clear specifications make verification and enforcement possible.
It anticipates written work orders/SOPs with scope, schedule, and location to reduce moral hazard and audit ambiguity.