Sutra 22

Devanagari script

इति कार्यावस्थापनम् ॥ कZ_०९.७.२२ ॥

Transliteration

iti kāryāvasthāpanam

Translation

ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਕੰਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਪੜਾਅ/ਕ੍ਰਮ-ਵਿਉਂਤ (ਦਾ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ) ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

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

• कार्य-अवस्थापनम्: the establishment/arrangement (proper setting) of the task/affair; organization of work
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव-स्था (स्था) / √स्था
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; भाववाचक संज्ञा; समास: कार्यस्य अवस्थापनम्

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Why does Kautilya explicitly mark section boundaries like this?

It signals a completed decision-module, aiding systematic application: define alternatives, rank them, then close the rule-set before moving to the next contingency.