Sutra 9

Devanagari script

यश्चैषां यथादिष्टमर्थं सविशेषं वा करोति स स्थानमानौ लभेत ॥ कZ_०२.९.०९ ॥

Transliteration

yaś ca eṣāṃ yathādiṣṭam arthaṃ saviśeṣaṃ vā karoti sa sthānamānau labheta

Translation

他们之中，凡能按所命完成目标者——或能以更高的卓越程度完成者——应当获得职位与荣誉。

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: sarvanāma-prātipadika; puṃliṅgaḥ; prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: samuccaya-nipātaḥ

• एषाम्: of these
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: sarvanāma-prātipadika; (idam); ṣaṣṭhī-vibhaktiḥ; bahuvacanam; (genitive: of these)

• यथा: as; according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: avyaya; yathā-śabdaḥ (manner: as/according to)

• आदिष्टम्: ordered; prescribed
• Type: Participle
• Root: आ√दिश्
• Form: kṛdanta (kta); napuṃsakaliṅgaḥ; dvitīyā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; (object-qualifier of अर्थम्)

• अर्थम्: the task; the matter; the purpose
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: puṃliṅgaḥ; dvitīyā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; karma (object)

• सविशेषम्: with specific details; in a special/particular manner
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-विशेष
• Form: napuṃsakaliṅgaḥ; dvitīyā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; adjective to अर्थम्; ‘with particulars/specifics’

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: vikalpa-nipātaḥ (alternative)

• करोति: does; performs; carries out
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ
• Form: laṭ-lakāraḥ; parasmaipadaḥ; prathama-puruṣaḥ; ekavacanam; (does/carries out)

• सः: he
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: sarvanāma-prātipadika; puṃliṅgaḥ; prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; (correlative: he)

• स्थानम्: a position; post; office
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान
• Form: napuṃsakaliṅgaḥ; dvitīyā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; karma (object)

• मानौ: honour(s); esteem
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान
• Form: puṃliṅgaḥ; dvitīyā-vibhaktiḥ; dvivacanam; (paired object with स्थानम्)

• लभेत: should obtain; may receive
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ्
• Form: vidhi-liṅ (optative); ātmanepadaḥ; prathama-puruṣaḥ; ekavacanam; (should obtain)

Entities Mentioned

• performing officials

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FAQs

How does Kautilya balance strict compliance with innovation?

He rewards both faithful execution of orders and superior execution that adds value, but within the defined objective.