Sutra 5

Devanagari script

संवरणमात्रं हि त्रयी लोकयात्राविद इति ॥ कZ_०१.२.०५ ॥

Transliteration

saṃvaraṇamātraṃ hi trayī lokayātrāvida iti

Translation

കാരണം ത്രയീ (ത്രിവേദം) എന്നത് വെറും നിയന്ത്രണം/നിഷേധാനുഷ്ഠാനം മാത്രമാണ്—ലോകയാത്ര (പ്രായോഗിക ലോകനിർവഹണം) തന്നെയാണ് യഥാർത്ഥ വിദ്യ എന്ന് കരുതുന്നവർ ഇങ്ങനെ പറയുന്നു।

Word by Word

• संवरणमात्रम्: mere concealment/covering only (i.e., only self-protective concealment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √वृ (वरणे) / संवरण (न.)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; 'संवरणस्य मात्रम्' = केवलं संवरणम्

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: निपात; हेतौ/निश्चये (emphatic/causal particle)

• त्रयी: the Vedic triad (the three Vedas)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; 'त्रयी' = वेदत्रयी (ऋग्यजुःसाम)

• लोकयात्रावित्: a knower of worldly life/practical conduct
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: √विद् (ज्ञाने)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; 'लोकयात्रायाः वित्' = लोकव्यवहार/जीवन-यात्रा-ज्ञानवान्

• इति: thus; so (end-quote marker)
• Type: Particle/Quotative
• Root: इति
• Form: इति-शब्दः; वाक्यसमाप्तौ/उद्धरणचिह्नार्थे

Entities Mentioned

• Trayī
• Loka-yātrā

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FAQs

What is the strategic objective (Artha) of this verse?

To delimit the practical utility of purely Vedic learning for ruling: it frames an argument that governance requires knowledge beyond ritual restraint, oriented toward sustaining society and state capacity.

How does this apply to modern governance?

It parallels the need to balance normative-ethical frameworks with operational policy competence: governments must pair values and legal constraints with evidence-based administration, economic management, and security planning.

What is the specific duty of the ruler/official mentioned?

No specific office is named; the implied duty of the ruler is to prioritize knowledge that secures social order and prosperity (public welfare and stability) rather than relying only on ritual or moral injunctions.