Sutra 11

Devanagari script

यद्दण्डेन कोशेन वा महदुपकरोति तन्महाभोगम् ॥ कZ_०७.१६.११ ॥

Transliteration

yad daṇḍena kośena vā mahad upakaroti tan mahābhogam

Translation

দণ্ড (সামৰিক বল) বা কোষাগাৰৰ জৰিয়তে যি সহায় অতি বৃহৎ হয়, তাক ‘মহাভোগ’ (মহান লাভ) বুলি কোৱা হয়।

Word by Word

• यत्: that which; whatever (relative pronoun)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (सापेक्ष-सम्बन्धे)

• दण्डेन: by punishment/force; by the rod (state coercion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (करण)

• कोशेन: by the treasury; by wealth/resources
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (करण)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive)

• महत्: great; large
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्म)

• उपकरोति: renders benefit; helps; serves
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपकृ
• Form: लट्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; (उप-√कृ)

• तत्: that (correlative: ‘then that…’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (अन्वादेश)

• महाभोगम्: (is) entitled to great enjoyment/reward; has large emoluments
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभोग
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (विधेय)

Entities Mentioned

• force (daṇḍa)
• treasury (kośa)

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FAQs

How is mahā-bhoga distinguished from citra-bhoga?

Citra-bhoga is recurring and diversified support across sectors; mahā-bhoga is decisive, large-scale support specifically in military power or fiscal capacity.

What governance decision does this enable?

Tiered patronage and allocation—major contributors to coercive capacity or fiscal stability merit higher-grade rewards and trust.