Sutra 9

Devanagari script

मदाद्दम्भोद्भवो भूतावमानी हैहयश्चार्जुनः ॥ कZ_०१.६.०९ ॥

Transliteration

madād dambhodbhavo bhūtāvamānī haihayaś cārjunaḥ

Translation

بسبب سُكرِ السلطة (mada): دامبهودبهافا؛ وأرجونا من الهايهايا (كارتافيرْيا) الذي كان يزدري الكائنات الحية—كلاهما انتهى إلى الهلاك.

Word by Word

• मदात्: from intoxication / from pride
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी एकवचन (अपादान)

• दम्भ-उद्भवः: the arising of hypocrisy/ostentation
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्भव (उद्+भू)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘दम्भस्य उद्भवः’

• भूत-अवमानी: one who despises living beings / a despiser of creatures
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: अवमानिन् (अव+मान)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘भूतान् अवमन्यते इति’ (भूतानाम् अवमानी)

• हैहयः: (the) Haihaya (king/lineage)
• Type: Noun (proper/tribal name)
• Root: हैहय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna (Kartavīrya Arjuna)
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• Dambhodbhava
• Kārtavīrya Arjuna (Haihaya Arjuna)

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FAQs

How does ‘mada’ function as a governance hazard?

It produces overreach and contempt for people, provoking resistance and collapse of legitimacy—turning authority into a trigger for rebellion.