Sutra 35

Devanagari script

कर्मण्यसमाप्ते तु यजमानः सीदेदृत्विजः कर्म समापय्य दक्षिणां हरेयुः ॥ कZ_०३.१४.३५ ॥

Transliteration

karmaṇyasamāpte tu yajamānaḥ sīdedṛtvijaḥ karma samāpayya dakṣiṇāṃ hareyuḥ

Translation

若工作尚未完成而施主（yajamāna）无力继续，则诸祭官（ṛtvij）应完成该工作，然后领取酬礼（dakṣiṇā）。

Word by Word

• कर्मणि: in/with regard to the rite/work (ceremonial act)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन

• असमाप्ते: when (it is) not completed; unfinished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असमाप्त
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; कर्मणि इति पदेन सह विशेषणम्

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

• यजमानः: the sacrificer; the patron of the rite
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजमान
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• सीदेत्: should sit down / should remain seated (i.e., should wait/abide)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सद्
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• ऋत्विजः: the officiating priests
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत्विज्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन

• कर्म: the rite/work (the ceremony)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• समापय्य: having completed; after finishing
• Type: Gerund
• Root: सम्-आप् (समापयति)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (ल्यप्) अव्यय; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• दक्षिणाम्: the sacrificial fee; honorarium
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• हरेयुः: should take away; should receive/collect
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन

Entities Mentioned

• yajamāna
• ṛtvij
• dakṣiṇā

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FAQs

How does this allocate risk between patron and service providers?

It protects providers by allowing completion-and-collection, discouraging patrons from escaping payment by stopping mid-way.