Sutra 6

Devanagari script

विद्यानां तु यथास्वमाचार्यप्रामाण्याद्विनयो नियमश्च ॥ कZ_०१.५.०६ ॥

Transliteration

vidyānāṃ tu yathāsvam ācārya-prāmāṇyād vinayo niyamaś ca

Translation

مختلف علوم میں، استاد کی حجّت/اتھارٹی کو معیار مان کر، ہر فن کے مطابق ادب (انضباط) اور پابندی (نظم) قائم ہونی چاہیے۔

Word by Word

• विद्यानाम्: of the sciences/branches of knowledge
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-बहुवचन

• तु: but; however
• Type: Particle
• Root: तु
• Form: निपात; विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• यथा: according to; as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/अनुरूपार्थे

• स्वम्: one’s own; its own
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; (अव्ययभावे ‘यथास्वम्’ = ‘each in its own way’)

• आचार्य-प्रामाण्यात्: from/owing to the authority of the teacher
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रामाण्य (from प्रमा + ल्युट्) / आचार्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-एकवचन; ‘आचार्यस्य प्रामाण्यात्’ = ‘on the authority/validity of the teacher’

• विनयः: discipline; training; good conduct
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• नियमः: rule; regulation; observance
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

Entities Mentioned

• ācārya (teacher)

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FAQs

What governance principle is implied by 'ācārya-prāmāṇya'?

Training must be anchored in recognized authority and standard-setting; expertise legitimizes rules and discipline within each domain.

Why 'yathāsvam' (according to each subject) matters for administration?

Different competencies (e.g., accounting vs. warfare) require different protocols, benchmarks, and codes of conduct—an early idea of domain-specific regulation.