Sutra 35

Devanagari script

कर्मण्यसमाप्ते तु यजमानः सीदेदृत्विजः कर्म समापय्य दक्षिणां हरेयुः ॥ कZ_०३.१४.३५ ॥

Transliteration

karmaṇyasamāpte tu yajamānaḥ sīdedṛtvijaḥ karma samāpayya dakṣiṇāṃ hareyuḥ

Translation

ਜੇ ਕੰਮ ਅਜੇ ਪੂਰਾ ਨਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੋਵੇ ਅਤੇ ਯਜਮਾਨ ਅਸਮਰੱਥ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇ, ਤਾਂ ਰਿਤਵਿਜ਼ ਕੰਮ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਫਿਰ ਦਕਸ਼ਿਣਾ ਲੈਣ।

Word by Word

• कर्मणि: in/with regard to the rite/work (ceremonial act)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन

• असमाप्ते: when (it is) not completed; unfinished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असमाप्त
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; कर्मणि इति पदेन सह विशेषणम्

• तु: but; however
• Type: Particle
• Root: तु
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• यजमानः: the sacrificer; the patron of the rite
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजमान
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• सीदेत्: should sit down / should remain seated (i.e., should wait/abide)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सद्
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• ऋत्विजः: the officiating priests
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत्विज्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन

• कर्म: the rite/work (the ceremony)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• समापय्य: having completed; after finishing
• Type: Gerund
• Root: सम्-आप् (समापयति)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (ल्यप्) अव्यय; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• दक्षिणाम्: the sacrificial fee; honorarium
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• हरेयुः: should take away; should receive/collect
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन

Entities Mentioned

• yajamāna
• ṛtvij
• dakṣiṇā

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FAQs

How does this allocate risk between patron and service providers?

It protects providers by allowing completion-and-collection, discouraging patrons from escaping payment by stopping mid-way.