Sutra 37
Devanagari script
पृथिवी कोशदण्डाभ्यां प्राप्यते कोशभूषणा ॥ कZ_०२.१२.३७च्द् ॥
Transliteration
pṛthivī kośa-daṇḍābhyāṃ prāpyate kośa-bhūṣaṇā
Translation
ভূমি/রাজ্য কোষ ও দণ্ডের দ্বারা অর্জিত হয়; আর তা-ই পরবর্তীতে কোষের ভূষণ—তার বৃদ্ধি—হয়ে ওঠে।
Word by Word
पृथिवीthe earth; (in Arthaśāstra) the kingdom/territory
पृथिवी:
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा एकवचनम्
कोश-दण्डाभ्याम्by the treasury and the coercive power (army/punishment)
कोश-दण्डाभ्याम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकोश + दण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया द्विवचनम्; साधनकरणे (instrumental: 'by/with')
प्राप्यतेis obtained/attained
प्राप्यते:
TypeVerb
Root√आप् (प्र + √आप्)
Formलट्-लकारः, कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्
कोश-भूषणा(she/it) who/which is an ornament to the treasury; treasury-enhancing
कोश-भूषणा:
TypeNoun
Rootकोश + भूषण
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा एकवचनम्; 'कोशस्य भूषणम्/भूषणा' = that which adorns/enhances the treasury
Entities Mentioned
T
territory/realmT
treasuryA
army/enforcementFAQs
Conquest requires funding and force (kośa + daṇḍa), but successful acquisition increases taxable base and resource control, thereby strengthening the treasury for further governance.