Sutra 15

Devanagari script

भूमिद्रव्यपुत्रदारप्राणहरणेनासुरविजयी ॥ कZ_१२.१.१५ ॥

Transliteration

bhūmidravyaputradāraprāṇaharaṇenāsuravijayī

Translation

ভূমি, ধন, পুত্র, স্ত্রী ও প্রাণ হরণ করে অসুর-জয়ী (অত্যন্ত নিষ্ঠুর বিজয়ী) বিজয় কামনা করে।

Word by Word

• भूमि: land, territory
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

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

• पुत्र: son
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• दार: wife, spouse (lit. wives)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (समासाङ्ग; दाराः = wife/wives)

• प्राण: life, vital breath
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• हरणेन: by taking away, by depriving (through seizure/abduction)
• Type: Noun (action noun)
• Root: हृ (√हृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन; कृदन्त-भाववाचक (हरण)

• असुरविजयी: conqueror of the Asuras; one who wins like/over the Asuras
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असुर + विजयी (√जि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषणम् (असुराणां विजयी = conqueror of the Asuras)

Entities Mentioned

• āsura-vijayī

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FAQs

What policy implication follows from identifying an āsura-vijayī?

Concessions are unlikely to secure safety; the state should prioritize deterrence, strong alliances, fortified defense, evacuation/protection of civilians, and if needed decisive resistance.

Why is this a distinct category from the lobha-vijayī?

Because the aim is not merely extraction but domination through terror and destruction; transactional settlements do not reliably terminate such aggression.