Sutra 5
Devanagari script
तिथिषु प्रतिमानदानैश्च कर्म कारयितव्याः ॥ कZ_०२.२३.०५ ॥
Transliteration
tithiṣu pratimānadānaiś ca karma kārayitavyāḥ
Translation
ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਤਿਥੀਆਂ ‘ਤੇ ਮਾਪੇ ਹੋਏ ਰਾਸ਼ਨ/ਭੱਤੇ (ਪ੍ਰਤਿਮਾਨ-ਦਾਨ) ਦੇ ਕੇ ਕੰਮ ਚਲਾਇਆ ਜਾਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
तिथिषुon (specified) lunar dates / on tithis
तिथिषु:
TypeNoun
Rootतिथि
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-बहुवचन
प्रतिमानदानैःby/with the giving of standards (standard measures/weights, standard samples)
प्रतिमानदानैः:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिमानदान
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय
कर्मwork; an operation/task
कर्म:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन
कारयितव्याः(they) should be made to do / should be caused to be carried out
कारयितव्याः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (कारयति)
Formणिच्-प्रयोजक-धातु (causative); कृदन्त: तव्यत् (gerundive/obligative); प्रथमा-बहुवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (कर्तव्यतासूचक)
Entities Mentioned
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tithi (scheduled date)P
pratimāna (measured ration/allowance)FAQs
A controlled, measurable issue of supplies/allowances that both supports workers and anchors accountability to time-bound tasks.
Fixed dates create predictable production cycles and reduce discretion, leakage, and delays in state manufacturing.