Sutra 56

Devanagari script

स तच्चक्षुः ॥ कZ_०१.१५.५६ ॥

Transliteration

sa taccakṣuḥ

Translation

Dieser (Rat) ist sein Auge.

Word by Word

• सः: he; that (person/one)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक (तद्); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• तत्: that; it
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक (तद्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन (कर्म/उद्देश्य)

• चक्षुः: eye; (figuratively) the means of seeing/oversight
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस्
• Form: नाम-प्रातिपदिक (चक्षुस्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• Council (implied)
• Ruler (implied)

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What does ‘the council is the eye’ mean in administrative terms?

Ministers extend the ruler’s perception—collecting information, detecting risks, and enabling informed choice beyond what the ruler can personally observe.