Sutra 5

Devanagari script

कर्मनिष्ठापने भर्तुरन्यत्र गृहीतवेतनो नासकामः कुर्यात् ॥ कZ_०३.१४.०५ ॥

Transliteration

karmaniṣṭhāpane bhartur anyatra gṛhītavetano nāsakāmaḥ kuryāt

Translation

在雇主的工作完成之前，已在别处领取工钱者，若会妨碍此处完工，则不得去做（那边的）工作。

Word by Word

• कर्मनिष्ठापने: in (the matter of) completing/bringing to completion the work
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् + निष्ठापन
• Form: सप्तमी एकवचनम् (अधिकरणे); नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; ‘कर्मस्य निष्ठापनम्’ = कर्म-समापन/स्थापन-क्रिया

• भर्तुः: of the master/employer
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गम्

• अन्यत्र: except (in a different case)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र
• Form: अव्ययम्; अपादान/विभागार्थे ‘except/otherwise than’

• गृहीतवेतनः: one who has received wages (already)
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: ग्रह् (गृहीत) + वेतन
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गम्; ‘येन वेतनं गृहीतम् सः’

• न: not
• Type: Particle
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्

• असकामः: unwilling; without desire (to do it)
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: अ + सकाम
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गम्; ‘कामरहितः/अनिच्छन्’

• कुर्यात्: should do / should perform
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्

Entities Mentioned

• employer (bhartṛ)
• worker (implied)

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FAQs

What is the administrative rationale behind restricting taking other paid work mid-contract?

To avoid abandonment and ensure predictable completion of contracted tasks, stabilizing labor supply and project delivery.