Sutra 34

Devanagari script

कोशमूलो हि दुर्गसंस्कारो दुर्गरक्षणं जनपदमित्रामित्रनिग्रहो देशान्तरितानामुत्साहनं दण्डबलव्यवहारश्च ॥ कZ_०८.१.३४ ॥

Transliteration

kośamūlo hi durgasaṃskāro durgarakṣaṇaṃ janapadamitrāmitranigraho deśāntaritānāmutsāhanaṃ daṇḍabalavyavahāraśca

Translation

Denn die Schatzkammer ist die Wurzel von: dem Bau und der Versorgung von Festungen, der Bewachung von Festungen, der Kontrolle des Umlands, der Zügelung von Freunden und Feinden, der Unterstützung der fern der Heimat Stationierten sowie dem praktischen Einsatz von Zwangsgewalt (Heer/Strafe).

Word by Word

• कोश-मूलः: having the treasury as the foundation / rooted in the treasury
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: कोश; मूल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः—कोशस्य मूलम् (आधारः)

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: निपातः; हेतौ/निश्चये

• दुर्ग-संस्कारः: preparation/fortification of the fort
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: दुर्ग; संस्कार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; दुर्गस्य संस्कारः (निर्माण-परिष्कार-व्यवस्था)

• दुर्ग-रक्षणम्: protection/defence of the fort
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: दुर्ग; रक्षण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; दुर्गस्य रक्षणम्

• जनपद-मित्र-अमित्र-निग्रहः: control/containment of the countryside, allies, and enemies
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: जनपद; मित्र; अमित्र; निग्रह
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; जनपदस्य मित्रस्य अमित्रस्य च निग्रहः (नियमन/दमन)

• देश-अन्तरितानाम्: of those who are in another region / far away
• Type: Noun/Adjective (compound)
• Root: देश; अन्तरित
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचन; ‘देशेन अन्तरित’ = देशान्तरित (देशान्तर-गत/विप्रकृष्ट-देशस्थित) — तेषाम्

• उत्साहनम्: encouragement, stimulation
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्साहन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; भाववाचक

• दण्ड-बल-व्यवहारः: application/administration of punishment and military force
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: दण्ड; बल; व्यवहार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; दण्डस्य बलस्य च व्यवहारः (प्रयोग/प्रशासन)

• च: and
• Type: Conjunction
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

Entities Mentioned

• kośa
• durga
• janapada
• mitra
• amitra
• daṇḍa
• bala

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What modern concept does 8.1.34 resemble?

A fiscal-military state logic: revenue capacity underwrites defense infrastructure, force projection, and political control.