Sutra 8
Devanagari script
वृत्तोपनयनस्त्रयीमान्वीक्षिकीं च शिष्टेभ्यो वार्त्तामध्यक्षेभ्यो दण्डनीतिं वक्तृप्रयोक्तृभ्यः ॥ कZ_०१.५.०८ ॥
Transliteration
vṛtta-upanayanaḥ trayīm ānvīkṣikīṃ ca śiṣṭebhyo vārttām adhyakṣebhyo daṇḍanītiṃ vaktṛ-prayoktṛbhyaḥ
Translation
在完成惯常的入门仪式（受戒礼，upanayana）之后，他应当向有教养的权威人士学习吠陀三部与探究/批判性推理；向各部门主管学习实用经济（vārttā）；并向熟练的教导者与实践者学习惩罚/治理之学（daṇḍanīti）。
Word by Word
वृत्तोपनयन(training in) conduct and initiation
वृत्तोपनयन:
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्त (वृत्/वृत्त) + उपनयन (नी)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (as object with implied 'वेदयेत्/अधीयीत' etc. in the larger context)
त्रयीम्the three Vedas / Vedic lore
त्रयीम्:
TypeNoun
Rootत्रयी
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन
आन्वीक्षिकीम्(the discipline of) inquiry/logic/philosophy
आन्वीक्षिकीम्:
TypeNoun
Rootआन्वीक्षिकी
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
शिष्टेभ्यःfrom the learned/educated (authorities)
शिष्टेभ्यः:
TypeNoun (adjectival substantive)
Rootशिष्ट
Formपुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी/षष्ठी बहुवचन (ablative: 'from')
वार्त्ताम्economics / livelihood-science (vārttā)
वार्त्ताम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवार्ता
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन
अध्यक्षेभ्यःfrom the superintendents
अध्यक्षेभ्यः:
TypeNoun
Rootअध्यक्ष
Formपुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी बहुवचन (ablative: 'from')
दण्डनीतिम्the science of polity / governance (policy of punishment)
दण्डनीतिम्:
TypeNoun
Rootदण्डनीति
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन
वक्तृप्रयोक्तृभ्यःfrom the expounders and practitioners/teachers
वक्तृप्रयोक्तृभ्यः:
TypeNoun
Rootवक्तृ (वच्) + प्रयोक्तृ (युज्/प्र-युज्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी बहुवचन (ablative: 'from')
Entities Mentioned
Ś
śiṣṭa (learned elite)A
adhyakṣa (superintendent)V
vaktṛ/prayoktṛ (instructor/practitioner)FAQs
A mixed model: normative/theoretical instruction from scholars, applied economic training from departmental administrators, and governance enforcement from experienced operators.
Economic policy is treated as operational knowledge best learned from those running state departments—an early apprenticeship model.