Sutra 38

Devanagari script

शौर्यशिल्पाभिजनानुरागयुक्तमर्थमानाभ्यामविसंवादितमनीकगर्भं कुर्वीत ॥ कZ_१०.३.३८ ॥

Transliteration

śauryaśilpābhijanānurāgayuktam arthamānābhyām avisaṃvāditam anīkagarbhaṃ kurvīta

Translation

Er soll eine «Kernbotschaft» ausarbeiten, die in die Reihen getragen wird — versehen mit Tapferkeit, Können, edler Abstammung und Zuneigung/ Loyalität und so gestaltet, dass sie sowohl mit materiellem Nutzen als auch mit Ehre übereinstimmt (damit sie nicht falsch klingt).

Word by Word

• शौर्य: valor, bravery
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौर्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• शिल्प: skill, craft (esp. martial/technical skill)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिल्प
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• अभिजन: noble birth, good lineage
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिजन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• अनुराग: attachment, devotion, loyalty
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुराग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• युक्तम्: endowed with, furnished with
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: युज्
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘युक्त’ = endowed/possessed (समासोत्तरपद)

• अर्थ: wealth, resources; advantage
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• मान: honour, esteem, prestige
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• आभ्याम्: by/with these two
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (इदम्-प्रत्ययात्मक सर्वनामरूप)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया/पञ्चमी/सप्तमी, द्विवचन; here तृतीया द्विवचन = ‘by/with these two’ (अर्थ-मान)

• अविसंवादितम्: not discordant; consistent; not disappointing
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: वि+सम्+वद् (with neg. a-)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘not causing disagreement/contradiction; not failing (in)’

• अनीकगर्भम्: having an army (as its core/inside); backed by troops
• Type: Noun (compound used adjectivally)
• Root: अनीक + गर्भ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘अनीकस्य गर्भः’ = having an army/host within; i.e., containing troops/support

• कुर्वीत: should make, should arrange/constitute
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘he should make/arrange’

Entities Mentioned

• army/ranks (anīka)
• artha (material interest)
• māna (honor)

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FAQs

What does ‘avisaṃvāditam arthamānābhyām’ imply for governance?

State messaging must align with real incentives: promises and appeals should be consistent with both tangible benefits (pay, protection, spoils) and intangible status (honor), otherwise morale collapses.

What is ‘anīkagarbha’ in practical terms?

A message or organizing principle embedded within the formation—i.e., a shared narrative and incentive structure that the troops carry into battle.