Sutra 46

Devanagari script

अनुयोगार्जवं हेतुः शपथश्चार्थसाधकः ॥ कZ_०३.१.४६च्द् ॥

Transliteration

anuyogārjavaṃ hetuḥ śapathaścārthasādhakaḥ

Translation

ਪੁੱਛਗਿੱਛ/ਜਿਰਹ, ਸਿੱਧਾਪਣ (ਖੁਲ੍ਹਾਪਣ) ਅਤੇ ਕਾਰਣਯੁਕਤ ਆਧਾਰ ਸਾਧਨ ਹਨ; ਅਤੇ ਸਹੁੰ ਮਾਮਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਪੱਕਾ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• अनुयोग: interrogation; examination by questioning
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनु-युज्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

• आर्जवम्: straightforwardness; honesty
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋजु (आर्जव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

• हेतुः: a reason; a ground (for establishing a case)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हि (हेतु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

• शपथः: an oath
• Type: Noun
• Root: शप् (शपथ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• अर्थसाधकः: that which establishes the matter; case-proving
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थ + साधक (साध्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (शपथस्य)

Entities Mentioned

• anuyoga (interrogation)
• ārjava (candor)
• hetu (reason/grounds)
• śapatha (oath)

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FAQs

What sequence of proof is implied here?

Start with questioning and testing candor and reasons; when uncertainty remains, oath functions as a decisive procedural mechanism to settle the claim.

Why treat an oath as ‘arthasādhaka’?

Because it is a formal commitment with social-religious sanction, used to finalize decisions when documentary or witness proof is insufficient.