Sutra 40
Devanagari script
चरित्रं संग्रहे पुंसां राज्ञामाज्ञा तु शासनम् ॥ कZ_०३.१.४०च्द् ॥
Transliteration
caritraṃ saṃgrahe puṃsāṃ rājñām ājñā tu śāsanam
Translation
ਚਰਿਤ੍ਰ (ਰਿਵਾਜ) ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਠਹਿਰੀਆਂ ਪ੍ਰਥਾਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ; ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਸਨ ਰਾਜੇ ਦੇ ਹੁਕਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
चरित्रम्conduct; customary practice
चरित्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootचर्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (चरित/आचरण)
संग्रहेin the compendium/collection (i.e., in the summary)
संग्रहे:
TypeNoun
Rootसम्-ग्रह्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; ‘संग्रह’ (collection/compendium/summary)
पुंसाम्of men/people
पुंसाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपुंस् (पुमान्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन
राज्ञाम्of kings/rulers
राज्ञाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन
आज्ञाcommand; order
आज्ञा:
TypeNoun
Rootआ-ज्ञा
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन
तुbut; whereas
तु:
TypeParticle
Rootतु
Formअव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात
शासनम्rule; governance; authoritative edict
शासनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootशास्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘शासन’ (rule/governance/edict)
Entities Mentioned
P
people (puṃs)K
king (rājā)C
caritra (custom)Ā
ājñā/śāsana (command/governance)FAQs
Custom is what people collectively stabilize in practice; state law is what the sovereign explicitly commands and enforces.