Sutra 7

Devanagari script

दाण्डकर्मिकं कोशाभिसंहरणम् भृत्यभरणीयमनुजीविवृत्तं समयाचारिकम् राज्यप्रतिसंधानमेकाइश्वर्यं इति योगवृत्तं पञ्चममधिकरणम् ॥ कZ_०१.१.०७ ॥

Transliteration

dāṇḍakarmikaṃ kośābhisaṃharaṇam bhṛtyabharaṇīyam anujīvivṛttaṃ samayācārikam rājyapratisaṃdhānam ekāiśvaryaṃ iti yogavṛttaṃ pañcamam adhikaraṇam.

Translation

„Die Verwaltung der Zwangsgewalt (daṇḍa), das Einziehen und Konsolidieren der Staatskasse, die Versorgung und Entlohnung der Staatsbediensteten, die Lebensgrundlagen der Abhängigen, die Durchsetzung anerkannter Konventionen und des Gewohnheitsrechts, die Integration und Festigung des Reiches sowie das Prinzip ungeteilter Souveränität“: dies bildet die praktische Lehre der Staatssicherheit und Wohlfahrt (yogavṛtta), den fünften Abschnitt (adhikaraṇa).

Word by Word

• दाण्डकर्मिकम्: (the topic) concerning the administration/use of punishment (penal policy)
• Type: Noun (Adjective used substantively)
• Root: दण्ड + कर्मिन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; दण्डस्य कर्म (कार्य) यस्य तत्/दण्डकर्मसम्बन्धि

• कोशाभिसंहरणम्: collection/accumulation of the treasury (revenue collection)
• Type: Noun (Action noun)
• Root: कोश + अभि-सम्-हृ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; अभिसंहरण = संकलन/समाहार/संग्रह (कृदन्त-भाव)

• भृत्यभरणीयम्: what is to be provided for/maintained for the servants (maintenance and pay of officials)
• Type: Noun (Gerundive used substantively)
• Root: भृत्य + भरणीय (√भृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; भरणीय = ‘भर्तव्यम्’ (णीयत्-प्रत्ययः)

• अनुजीविवृत्तम्: the livelihood/means of subsistence of dependents/retainers
• Type: Noun (Past participial noun)
• Root: अनुजीविन् + वृत्त
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; वृत्त = आचार/जीवनोपाय/वृत्ति (कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)

• समयाचारिकम्: conduct/practice based on agreements, conventions, or stipulated rules
• Type: Noun (Adjective used substantively)
• Root: समय + आचारिक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; आचारिक = आचारसम्बन्धि

• राज्यप्रतिसंधानम्: restoration/consolidation of the kingdom (state re-establishment and securing)
• Type: Noun (Action noun)
• Root: राज्य + प्रति-सम्-धा
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; प्रतिसंधान = पुनःस्थापन/समाधान/संयोजन/पुनर्संयोजन (भाव)

• एकाइश्वर्यम्: single/undivided sovereignty (sole rulership)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + ऐश्वर्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; एकम् ऐश्वर्यम् = एकाधिपत्यं

• इति: thus (marking the end of the list)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: निपातः; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थः

• योगवृत्तम्: the section/topic called “Yoga-vṛtta” (the combined set of these matters)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + वृत्त
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; योगवृत्त = योगस्य (समाहारस्य) वृत्तम्/विषयः

• पञ्चमम्: the fifth
• Type: Adjective (Ordinal)
• Root: पञ्चम
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; ‘पञ्चम’ क्रमवाचकविशेषणम्

• अधिकरणम्: section/chapter (adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधि-√कृ (करण) / अधिकरण (स्थिरपद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; शास्त्रीयपदं—प्रकरण/अध्यायविभागः

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FAQs

What is the strategic objective (Artha) of this verse?

To define the operational pillars of a stable state: disciplined coercive power, strong fiscal capacity, a maintained bureaucracy, regulated livelihoods of dependent groups, predictable norms/custom, territorial-political consolidation, and a single center of sovereignty—together enabling security and prosperity (yoga-kṣema).

How does this apply to modern governance?

It maps to modern state capacity: rule-of-law enforcement and internal security, sound public finance and reserves, professional civil service management, social-economic regulation of dependent sectors, consistent administrative/legal conventions, post-conflict or federal integration policies, and clear constitutional command to prevent fragmented authority.

What is the specific duty of the ruler/official mentioned?

No single office is named; the verse outlines the ruler’s overarching duties to maintain coercive authority, secure and grow the treasury, sustain officials, regulate dependent livelihoods, uphold customary and procedural order, consolidate the realm, and preserve undivided sovereign control.