Sutra 29

Devanagari script

क्षीणा लुब्धा विरक्ता वा प्रकृतय इति ॥ कZ_०७.५.२९ ॥

Transliteration

kṣīṇā lubdhā viraktā vā prakṛtaya iti

Translation

অৰ্থাৎ ৰাজ্যৰ অঙ্গসমূহ ক্ষীণ, লুব্ধ বা বিমুখ (বিৰক্ত) বুলি (বিবেচনা কৰিব লাগে)।

Word by Word

• क्षीणाः: depleted, weakened
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षी (क्षय)
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गे (प्रकृतयः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• लुब्धाः: greedy; corrupted by greed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लुभ्
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गे (प्रकृतयः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• विरक्ताः: disaffected, detached, alienated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-रञ्ज् (रञ्ज्)
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गे (प्रकृतयः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्

• प्रकृतयः: the constituents of the state; the prakṛtis
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

• इति: thus; (so) called
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: उद्धरण/निदर्शनार्थक-अव्ययम्

Entities Mentioned

• prakṛti (state elements)

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FAQs

Why is this three-part typology useful for administration?

It gives a compact diagnostic framework: identify whether weakness is primarily capacity depletion, corrupt appetite, or political alienation—each demands different remedies.