Sutra 50
Devanagari script
तेन सेनापतिकुमारदण्डचारिणो व्याख्याताः ॥ कZ_०९.६.५० ॥
Transliteration
tena senāpatikumāradaṇḍacāriṇo vyākhyātāḥ
Translation
By this, the cases concerning the commander, the prince, and the enforcement officers are also explained (i.e., the same method applies to them).
Word by Word
तेनby that; thereby; by this (rule/example)
तेन:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-शब्दः; तृतीया-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (करणे/हेतौ)
सेनापतिcommanders-in-chief
सेनापति:
TypeNoun
Rootसेनापति
Formपुंलिङ्ग-शब्दः; प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (समाहार/उद्देशे)
कुमारprinces
कुमार:
TypeNoun
Rootकुमार
Formपुंलिङ्ग-शब्दः; प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्
दण्डचारिणःenforcers/disciplinary officers (lit. ‘those who act with the rod/punishment’)
दण्डचारिणः:
TypeNoun
Rootदण्डचारिन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग-शब्दः; प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; -इन्-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun)
व्याख्याताःhave been explained/expounded (i.e., are covered by the foregoing)
व्याख्याताः:
TypeVerb (Past Passive Participle)
Rootव्याख्या + क्त (from √ख्या with vi-ā- prefix)
Formकृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः); प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गम्; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘have been explained/defined’
Entities Mentioned
S
senāpati (commander)K
kumāra (prince)D
daṇḍacārin (enforcement officers)FAQs
They are cohesion-centers; splitting them fractures command, legitimacy, and coercive capacity simultaneously.