Sutra 6

Devanagari script

भूमिद्रव्यकन्यादानमभयस्य चेति दानमाचरेत् ॥ कZ_०७.१६.०६ ॥

Transliteration

bhūmidravyakanyādānam abhayasya ca iti dānam ācaret

Translation

وعليه أن يمارس الاستمالة بمنح الأرض والمال، وتزويج البنات (للتحالف)، وتقديم ضمانات الأمان.

Word by Word

• भूमि: land; territory (as a grantable asset)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• द्रव्य: wealth; money; property
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• कन्या: maiden; (in context) giving a daughter in marriage
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• दानम्: gift; donation; grant
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• अभयस्य: of safety; of immunity/assurance of protection
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभय
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• इति: thus; namely
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय; विकल्प-सूचक (इति-समाहार)

• दानम्: gift-giving; the act/policy of granting
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (कर्म)

• आचरेत्: should practice; should adopt/undertake
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√चर्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; लट्-आदेशार्थ (कर्तव्यता)

Entities Mentioned

• potential allies
• defectors (implicit)

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FAQs

What is the political function of 'abhaya' (assurance of safety)?

It lowers the perceived risk of switching sides, enabling defections, negotiations, and surrender without desperate resistance.

How do marriage alliances function as dāna?

They create durable elite ties and mutual obligations, converting a rival into a stakeholder in the ruler’s stability.