Sutra 32
Devanagari script
प्रकृतिकोपकमधर्मिष्ठमनैकान्तिकं चैतदिति कौटिल्यः ॥ कZ_०५.६.३२ ॥
Transliteration
prakṛti-kopakam adharmiṣṭham anaikāntikaṃ caitad iti kauṭilyaḥ
Translation
কৌটিল্য বলেন—এই পথটি প্রজাদের/রাষ্ট্রের উপাদানগুলিকে ক্রুদ্ধ করে, অধর্মপূর্ণ এবং নিশ্চিতভাবে ফলনির্ণায়ক নয়।
Word by Word
प्रकृतिकोपकम्(that which) provokes the anger of the constituents of the state
प्रकृतिकोपकम्:
TypeNoun (adjectival compound)
Rootप्रकृति/कोपक
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनम् प्रथमा/द्वितीया; विशेषणम् (एतत्-शब्दस्य)
अधर्मिष्ठम्unrighteous; inclined to adharma
अधर्मिष्ठम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअधर्मिष्ठ
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनम् प्रथमा/द्वितीया; विशेषणम्
अनैकान्तिकम्inconclusive; not definitive; uncertain in outcome
अनैकान्तिकम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअनैकान्तिक
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनम् प्रथमा/द्वितीया; विशेषणम्
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्
एतत्this (i.e., this course/measure)
एतत्:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनम् प्रथमा/द्वितीया; सर्वनाम; (पूर्वोक्तस्य) निर्देशः
इतिthus; so (quoting)
इति:
TypeQuotative particle
Rootइति
Formवाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक-अव्ययम्
कौटिल्यःKauṭilya (the author)
कौटिल्यः:
TypeProper noun
Rootकौटिल्य
Formपुंलिङ्गे एकवचनम् प्रथमा; कर्तृ/वक्तृ-निर्देशः
Entities Mentioned
K
KauṭilyaP
prakṛtisFAQs
The tactic of deliberately inciting the state’s elements to anger as a tool of elimination.
Once collective anger is unleashed, outcomes are hard to control; it may destabilize the regime or rebound on the instigator.