Sutra 6

Devanagari script

अर्थक्रमः सम्बन्धः परिपूर्णता माधुर्यमौदार्यं स्पष्टत्वमिति लेखसम्पत् ॥ कZ_०२.१०.०६ ॥

Transliteration

arthakramaḥ sambandhaḥ paripūrṇatā mādhuryam audāryaṃ spaṣṭatvam iti lekhasampat

Translation

คุณลักษณะของเอกสารราชการคือ: การเรียงความหมายอย่างเป็นลำดับ ความเชื่อมโยง/สอดคล้อง ความครบถ้วน ความไพเราะของถ้อยคำ ความเอื้อเฟื้อ/ความสง่างามของน้ำเสียง และความชัดเจน.

Word by Word

• अर्थक्रमः: orderly arrangement/sequence of meanings (proper ordering of ideas)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ + क्रम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘अर्थस्य क्रमः’

• सम्बन्धः: connection, coherence (logical linkage)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + बन्ध्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• परिपूर्णता: completeness, fullness
• Type: Noun
• Root: परि + पूर्ण
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• माधुर्यम्: sweetness, pleasantness of style
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुर
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• औदार्यम्: nobility, elevated/ample style
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदार
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• स्पष्टत्वम्: clarity, explicitness
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पष्ट
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• इति: thus; ‘these are’ (end-quotative/summary marker)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: निपात; उक्त-समाहार-निर्देशार्थकः

• लेखसम्पत्: excellence/merit of writing; the set of qualities of a written document
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेख + सम्पद्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘लेखस्य सम्पत्’

Entities Mentioned

• lekha (official document)

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FAQs

Why does Kautilya include tone (mādhurya, audārya) alongside clarity?

Because official writing must both communicate precisely and manage relationships—maintaining authority without provoking resistance or insult.