Vinayaadhikaarika Adhyaya 9 Sutra 8 - Arthashastra | Sanskrit | Vedapath

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Sutra 8

Devanagari script

यौगपद्यात्तु कर्मणामनेकत्वादनेकस्थत्वाच्च देशकालात्ययो मा भूदिति परोक्षममात्यैः कारयेत् । इत्यमात्यकर्म ॥ कZ_०१.९.०८ ॥

Transliteration

yaugapadyāttu karmaṇāmanekatvādanekasthatvācca deśakālātyayo mā bhūditi parokṣamamātyaiḥ kārayet | ityamātyakarma

Translation

यौगपद्यात् तु कर्मणाम् अनेकत्वात् अनेकस्थत्वाच्च देशकालात्ययो मा भूदिति परोक्षम् अमात्यैः कारयेत्। इत्यमात्यकर्म।

Word by Word

यौगपद्यात्from simultaneity / because of doing (things) simultaneously

तुbut, however

कर्मणाम्of tasks/acts/operations

अनेकत्वात्because of multiplicity (being many)

अनेकस्थत्वात्because of being in many places / multi-location nature

चand

देशकालात्ययःtransgression/overstepping regarding place and time; delay or mismatch of place-time

माlest; may not

भूत्should happen / may occur

इतिthus; with the thought that

परोक्षम्indirectly; covertly; not in person

अमात्यैःby ministers/officials

कारयेत्should cause (it) to be done; should have (it) carried out

इतिthus

अमात्यकर्म(this is) the duty/operation of ministers (heading/colophon)

Entities Mentioned

king/executive (implied)

amātya (ministers/officials)

FAQs

What is the administrative logic behind 'parokṣam amātyaiḥ kārayet'?

A single executive cannot directly supervise all concurrent, geographically dispersed operations; delegation to empowered ministers prevents delays and coordination failure.