Sutra 2
Devanagari script
तदुभयमासुरी वृत्तिः ॥ कZ_०९.७.०२ ॥
Transliteration
tad ubhayam āsurī vṛttiḥ
Translation
Both of these together constitute an ‘āsurī’ mode of conduct (a destructive, demonic style of rule).
Word by Word
तत्that
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formsarvanāma-prātipadika; napuṃsaka-liṅga; prathamā/vitīyā ekavacana; deictic/anaphoric ‘that’
उभयम्both (together)
उभयम्:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootउभय
Formnapuṃsaka-liṅga; prathamā/vitīyā ekavacana; ‘both (things)’
आसुरीāsurī; demonic/harsh/unscrupulous
आसुरी:
TypeAdjective
Rootआसुर
Formstrī-liṅga; prathamā ekavacana; agrees with वृत्तिः
वृत्तिःconduct; practice; mode (of action)
वृत्तिः:
TypeNoun
Rootवृत् (वर्तने) → वृत्ति (kṛt)
Formstrī-liṅga; prathamā ekavacana; ‘mode of conduct/means of livelihood/practice’
Entities Mentioned
Ā
āsurī vṛtti (destructive conduct)FAQs
It is a diagnostic category: behavior that predictably produces disorder by antagonizing the state’s base and isolating it externally.