Sutra 20
Devanagari script
मन्त्री चैषां वृत्तिकर्मभ्यां वियतेत ॥ कZ_०१.११.२० ॥
Transliteration
mantrī caiṣāṃ vṛttikarmabhyāṃ viyateta
Translation
മന്ത്രിയെ അവരുടെ പരിപാലനം/വേതനം (വൃത്തി) എന്നും അവരുടെ പ്രവർത്തനകാര്യങ്ങൾ (കർമ്മം) എന്നും നിന്ന് വേർതിരിച്ച് നിർത്തണം।
Word by Word
मन्त्रीthe minister (counsellor)
मन्त्री:
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्रिन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्तृपद (वाक्ये)
चand/also
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय; ‘and/also’
एषाम्of these
एषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formषष्ठी बहुवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘of these (persons)’
वृत्तिकर्मभ्याम्by (means of) livelihood and duties / from livelihood and duties (context-dependent)
वृत्तिकर्मभ्याम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्ति + कर्मन्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया/पञ्चमी द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः; ‘by/from livelihood and duties’
वियतेतshould be kept separate / should be distinguished (regulated separately)
वियतेत:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + यत्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; धातुः ‘यत्’ (प्रयत्न/नियमन/संयमने) उपसर्गः ‘वि’; अर्थः ‘should be kept apart/should be separated/should be regulated distinctly’
Entities Mentioned
M
ministerA
agents/operativesFAQs
It limits capture and misuse—ministers cannot privately ‘own’ agents through patronage or direct them for factional ends.