Sutra 14
Devanagari script
स्वधर्मः स्वर्गायानन्त्याय च ॥ कZ_०१.३.१४ ॥
Transliteration
svadharmaḥ svargāyānantyāya ca
Translation
स्वधर्म स्वर्ग आणि चिरस्थायी कल्याणाकडे नेतो।
Word by Word
स्वधर्मःone’s own duty / prescribed duty
स्वधर्मः:
TypeNoun
Rootधृ (धारणे)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः स्वस्य धर्मः → स्वधर्मः
स्वर्गायfor heaven (as an end/result)
स्वर्गाय:
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्ग
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-एकवचन (दत्त्वर्थे/प्रयोजनार्थे)
अनन्त्यायfor imperishability / for an endless (lasting) result
अनन्त्याय:
TypeNoun
Rootअनन्त्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-एकवचन (प्रयोजनार्थे); ‘अनन्त्य’ = अनन्तत्वम्/अक्षयत्वम्
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्
FAQs
To ground governance in role-based duty and disciplined conduct, which sustains social stability and thereby supports the state’s long-term security and prosperity.
It maps to public-office ethics and rule-of-law compliance: officials performing their defined mandates reduces arbitrariness, improves institutional trust, and strengthens continuity in administration.
No specific office is named; the verse states a general principle that each actor in the polity should perform their assigned responsibilities according to established norms to sustain durable public order.