Sutra 45

Devanagari script

योगदर्शनप्रतीकारेण वा कोशाभिसंहरणं कुर्यात् ॥ कZ_०५.२.४५ ॥

Transliteration

yogadarśanapratīkāreṇa vā kośābhisaṃharaṇaṃ kuryāt ।

Translation

Oder er soll durch die Zurschaustellung yogischer Kräfte und das Anbieten von „Heilmitteln/Gegenmaßnahmen“ die Einziehung/Anhäufung für die Staatskasse durchführen.

Word by Word

• योग-दर्शन-प्रतीकारेण: by means of a countermeasure against (the enemy’s) secret stratagem/operation
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रति√कृ (प्रतीकार) / √दृश् (दर्शन) / √युज् (योग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन; 'प्रतीकार' (m.) = remedy/countermeasure; compound: योगस्य दर्शनम् = योगदर्शनम्; योगदर्शनस्य प्रतीकारः = योगदर्शनप्रतीकारः; तेन = योगदर्शनप्रतीकारेण

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive/alternative 'or')

• कोश-अभिसंहरणम्: the collection/consolidation of the treasury (funds)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभि-सम्-√हृ (संहरण) / √कुश्? (कोश as noun, not from root in usage)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; 'कोश' (m.) = treasury; 'अभिसंहरण' (n.) = collecting/withdrawing/bringing together; compound: कोशस्य अभिसंहरणम्

• कुर्यात्: should undertake / should do
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; 'he should do/should undertake'

Entities Mentioned

• yogic performers/agents
• treasury (kośa)

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FAQs

What is ‘pratīkāra’ in administrative terms here?

A paid service framed as ritual/occult remediation, functioning as a fee channel into the treasury.

How does ‘yogadarśana’ relate to compliance?

Spectacle creates perceived authority; people pay for access, appeasement, and protection.