Sutra 1

Devanagari script

संध्यादीनामयथोद्देशावस्थापनमपनयः ॥ कZ_०९.५.०१ ॥

Transliteration

saṃdhyādīnām ayathoddeśāvasthāpanam apanayaḥ.

Translation

‘Decline/disorder’ is the misplacement and improper stationing/assignment of (units such as) the twilight-watches and others (i.e., scheduled duties and deployments).

Word by Word

• संध्यादीनाम्: of treaties and the like (i.e., peace measures etc.)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; ‘संध्या’ + ‘आदि’ (आदिशब्देन समाहारः)

• अयथोद्देश: incorrect specification/statement (not as it should be stated)
• Type: Noun (compound used adjectivally)
• Root: यथा + उद्देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (समासपदं); ‘अ-’ नञ् + ‘यथा’ (यथावत्) + ‘उद्देश’ (निर्देश/वर्णन)

• अवस्थापनम्: establishing/setting up (arranging)
• Type: Verbal noun (action noun)
• Root: स्था (√स्था)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; धातु √स्था + णिच् (स्थापय-) + ल्युट् (अवस्थापनम्)

• अपनयः: removal; elimination (rectification)
• Type: Noun (action/result)
• Root: नी (√नी)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; उपसर्ग ‘अप’ + √नी; भाव/क्रियाफलवाचक संज्ञा

Entities Mentioned

• watches/shifts (saṃdhyā-ādi)

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FAQs

What is the governance point of defining 'apanaya' through misassignment?

Kautilya treats organizational failure as a systems problem: wrong postings, wrong timing, and broken routines create openings for crime, infiltration, and administrative breakdown.