Sutra 12

Devanagari script

नित्यश्च कामेन सम्बन्धः कृतकर्मणः फलोपभोगार्थः इति ॥ कZ_०८.३.१२ ॥

Transliteration

nityaśca kāmena sambandhaḥ kṛtakarmaṇaḥ phalopabhogārthaḥ iti

Translation

ചെയ്ത കർമത്തിന്റെ ഫലം അനുഭവിക്കുന്നതിനായി ആഗ്രഹത്തോടുള്ള സ്ഥിരബന്ധം ഉണ്ടാകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• नित्यः: permanent; constant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• कामेन: with desire; by (one’s) desire
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• सम्बन्धः: connection; relation
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्बन्ध
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• कृतकर्मणः: of the one who has done the act; of the performer of the deed
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतकर्मन्
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; ‘कृतं कर्म यस्य’ (done-deed/one who has acted)

• फलोपभोगार्थः: for the purpose of enjoying the result (fruit)
• Type: Noun (compound used adjectivally)
• Root: फल-उपभोग-अर्थ
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; ‘फलस्य उपभोगः’ + ‘अर्थः’ = ‘फलोपभोगार्थः’ (for the purpose of enjoying the result)

• इति: thus; so (it is said)
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम्; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचकः

Entities Mentioned

• work (karma)
• results (phala)

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FAQs

What governance principle is implied by ‘enjoying fruits of completed work’?

Performance-first reward: benefits and enjoyment are legitimate after duty is fulfilled, reinforcing discipline while maintaining morale and political goodwill.