Sutra 10
Devanagari script
दृष्टकारितं मानुषम् ॥ कZ_०६.२.१० ॥
Transliteration
dṛṣṭakāritaṃ mānuṣam
Translation
ମାନୁଷ (ମାନବ) ତତ୍ତ୍ୱ ହେଉଛି ଯାହା ଦେଖାଯାଏ ଏବଂ ଯାହା କରାଯାଏ/କରାଯାଇଥାଏ।
Word by Word
दृष्टकारितम्(an act/thing) seen and caused to be done; i.e., directly observed or done through another’s agency
दृष्टकारितम्:
TypeNoun (adjectival/participial)
Root√दृश् (दर्शन) / √कृ (करण)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; समासे पूर्वपदं ‘दृष्ट’ (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत्), उत्तरपदं ‘कारित’ (णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त causative past passive participle: ‘करित’ → ‘कारित’), समस्तपदं विशेषणरूपेण
मानुषम्human (man-made / pertaining to humans)
मानुषम्:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक: मानुष)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘दृष्टकारितम्’ इति विशेषणेन विशेष्यते
Entities Mentioned
R
ruler (implied)H
human agency (mānuṣa)FAQs
Kauṭilya is separating outcomes attributable to human agency (observable actions and deliberate measures) from those attributed to daiva (unpredictable/fateful factors).
It directs the ruler to prioritize controllable, evidence-based actions and deliberate interventions as the primary drivers of state outcomes.