Sutra 29

Devanagari script

एवमस्य दण्डोपनताः पुत्रपौत्राननुवर्तन्ते ॥ कZ_०७.१६.२९ ॥

Transliteration

evam asya daṇḍopanatāḥ putra-pautrān anuvartante

Translation

وهكذا فإن الذين أُخضعوا بالعقاب يواصلون اتباعه—هم وأبناؤهم وأحفادهم.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus; in this manner
• Type: Particle
• Root: एवम्
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/रीति-वाचक (thus, in this manner)

• अस्य: of him; of this (person)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्द; षष्ठी एकवचन; पुं/नपुं (genitive singular: of him/of this)

• दण्ड-उपनताः: subdued by punishment (royal coercion); brought under control by the rod
• Type: Adjective (Past participle)
• Root: उप-√नम् (नमति)
• Form: समास: दण्डस्य उपनताः = दण्डेन/दण्डस्य वशीभूताः; कृदन्त (क्त) ‘उपनत’; प्रथमा बहुवचन पुं; विशेषण

• पुत्र-पौत्रान्: sons and grandsons
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र, पौत्र
• Form: समास: पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च; द्वन्द्व; द्वितीया बहुवचन पुं

• अनुवर्तन्ते: follow; comply; act in accordance (with him)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√वृत् (वर्तते)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमा बहुवचन; धातु: अनु-√वृत् ‘follow, comply with’

Entities Mentioned

• king
• subdued groups
• descendants (sons, grandsons)

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FAQs

How does Kauṭilya link punishment to long-term political stability?

When coercion is decisive and paired with orderly settlement, it creates a durable expectation of state capacity that persists across generations.