Sutra 25

Devanagari script

इति दानकर्म ॥ कZ_०९.६.२५ ॥

Transliteration

iti dānakarma

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଦାନକର୍ମ (ପ୍ରଲୋଭନ ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟା) ସମାପ୍ତ।

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so; (end of the statement)
• Type: Particle/Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक (quotative/end-marker)

• दानकर्म: the act/procedure of giving (donation); the topic ‘donative act’
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (with दान as qualifier)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (शीर्षक/विषय-निर्देशार्थ); समास: दानम् इति कर्म (दानरूपं कर्म)

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Why is ‘iti dānakarma’ important for interpretation?

It signals a completed toolkit: subsequent sūtras move to a different upāya (e.g., bheda), preventing accidental conflation of methods.