Sutra 2

Devanagari script

दाररक्षणं निशान्तप्रणिधौ वक्ष्यामः ॥ कZ_०१.१७.०२ ॥

Transliteration

dārarakṣaṇaṃ niśāntapraṇidhau vakṣyāmaḥ

Translation

Den Schutz/die Verwaltung der königlichen Gemahlinnen werden wir im Zusammenhang mit den Regelungen zur nächtlichen Überwachung erläutern.

Word by Word

• दाररक्षणम्: protection/guarding of the women (of the household/harem)
• Type: Noun (verbal noun/kr̥danta)
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; कृदन्त: रक्षण (ल्युट्) + दार (षष्ठी-समास: दाराणाम् रक्षणम्)

• निशान्तप्रणिधौ: in the deployment/posting at the end of the night
• Type: Noun (locative phrase)
• Root: प्र-धा/धा (प्रणि-धा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी; समास: निशान्ते (at night’s end) + प्रणिधौ (in the posting/placing of guards/spies) = 'निशान्ते प्रणिधौ'

• वक्ष्यामः: we shall explain
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; 'we shall say/describe'

Entities Mentioned

• dāra (consorts)
• praṇidhi (placed agents/watchers)

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FAQs

What does this cross-reference reveal about Kautilya’s method?

He treats palace security as a system of procedures (watch assignments, access control, monitoring), not merely as moral advice or ad hoc guarding.