Sutra 24

Devanagari script

प्रचारसमं महामात्राः समग्राः श्रावयेयुरविषममन्त्राः ॥ कZ_०२.७.२४ ॥

Transliteration

pracārasamaṃ mahāmātrāḥ samagrāḥ śrāvayeyur aviṣama-mantrāḥ

Translation

Ang mga nakatataas na opisyal, kapag ganap nang may kaalaman, ay dapat magsumite ng mga ulat ayon sa itinakdang pamamaraan, at ang kanilang mga pahayag ay dapat magkakatugma (hindi magkakasalungat).

Word by Word

• प्रचारसमम्: in accordance with the spy-network’s circulation/operations; evenly as per the intelligence arrangement
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रचार; सम
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (क्रियाविशेषणवत्—‘समम्’ = ‘समानेन प्रकारेण/समतया’); ‘प्रचारस्य समम्’ इति अर्थे

• महामात्राः: the high officers
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामात्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा

• समग्राः: fully equipped/complete
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा; ‘महामात्राः’ इति विशेषणम्

• श्रावयेयुः: should cause (it) to be proclaimed/announced
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (णिच्)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative) — ‘श्रावयति’ = ‘श्रोतुं करोति’

• अविषममन्त्राः: non-discriminatory (even-handed) directives/counsel
• Type: Noun (with adjective)
• Root: अविषम; मन्त्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा; ‘अविषम’ इति विशेषणम् + ‘मन्त्राः’ (councils/decisions/instructions)

Entities Mentioned

• mahāmātra (senior official)

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FAQs

Why insist on ‘aviṣama-mantra’ (non-contradictory statements) in an audit context?

To detect fabrication: inconsistent narratives among officials are a diagnostic of concealment, while forced procedural consistency enables cross-verification against records and timelines.