Sutra 25
Devanagari script
आत्मबलानुकूल्येन वा निशाहर्भागान्प्रविभज्य कार्याणि सेवेत ॥ कZ_०१.१९.२५ ॥
Transliteration
ātmabalānukūlyena vā niśāharbhāgānpravibhajya kāryāṇi seveta
Translation
ਜਾਂ ਆਪਣੀ ਸਮਰੱਥਾ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਦਿਨ‑ਰਾਤ ਨੂੰ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੇ ਖੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੰਡ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਮੁਤਾਬਕ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨੇ ਚਾਹੀਦੇ ਹਨ।
Word by Word
आत्मबलानुकूल्येनin accordance with one’s own strength/resources
आत्मबलानुकूल्येन:
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन् + बल + अनुकूल्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया विभक्ति (करण/हेतु-अर्थे)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय (either/or)
निशाthe night
निशा:
TypeNoun
Rootनिशा
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्म/अवधि-निर्देशे)
अहर्भागान्parts of the day (day-divisions)
अहर्भागान्:
TypeNoun
Rootअहन् + भाग
Formपुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; द्वितीया विभक्ति
प्रविभज्यhaving apportioned/divided (after dividing)
प्रविभज्य:
TypeVerb (Gerund)
Rootवि√भज्
Formक्त्वान्त (अव्ययभाव); उपसर्गः प्र-वि-; अर्थः ‘विभागं कृत्वा’
कार्याणिtasks/duties (official business)
कार्याणि:
TypeNoun
Rootकार्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; द्वितीया विभक्ति
सेवेतshould attend to / should carry out
सेवेत:
TypeVerb
Root√सेव्
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ् (आज्ञा/विधानार्थ); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन
Entities Mentioned
R
rājā (implied king)FAQs
Time-boxing: allocate fixed blocks to categories of work, calibrated to executive capacity.
Overextension degrades decision quality; sustainable scheduling protects continuity of rule and reduces errors under fatigue.