Sutra 19

Devanagari script

नैवमिति भारद्वाजः ॥ कZ_०५.६.२४ ॥

Transliteration

naivam iti bhāradvājaḥ

Translation

భారద్వాజుడు అంటాడు—‘అలా కాదు.’

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Particle (Negation)
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation particle)

• एवम्: thus; in this way
• Type: Indeclinable (Adverb)
• Root: एवम्
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (manner adverb)

• इति: thus (said); ‘so’ (quotative)
• Type: Particle (Quotative)
• Root: इति
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (quotative/closing particle)

• भारद्वाजः: Bharadvāja (says/holds)
• Type: Noun (Proper name)
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (nominative singular); ऋषिनाम/आचार्यनाम

Entities Mentioned

• Bhāradvāja

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FAQs

What does Bharadvaja’s ‘naivam’ contribute to the text’s political science value?

It flags that these measures were contested, preserving a plural policy discourse rather than a single unquestioned doctrine.