Sutra 35
Devanagari script
यथा न भक्षयन्त्यर्थं भक्षितं निर्वमन्ति वा ॥ कZ_०२.९.३५च्द् ॥
Transliteration
yathā na bhakṣayanti arthaṃ bhakṣitaṃ nirvamanti vā
Translation
so that they neither “eat” the revenue nor “vomit back” what has been eaten (i.e., conceal or manipulate restitution after misappropriation).
Word by Word
यथाjust as; in the manner that
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
Formअव्यय; उपमान/रीति-वाचक (yathā = ‘just as/as’)
नnot
न:
TypeParticle
Rootन
Formनिषेध-अव्यय (negation)
भक्षयन्तिthey eat; they consume
भक्षयन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभक्ष्
Formलट् (वर्तमान); परस्मैपदम्; प्र.पुरुष; बहुवचनम्; धातु: भक्ष् (भक्षणे)
अर्थम्wealth; resources; (lit.) the ‘artha’
अर्थम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया विभक्ति
भक्षितम्that which has been eaten; consumed
भक्षितम्:
TypeParticiple
Rootभक्ष्
Formकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया विभक्ति; ‘भक्षित’ = eaten/consumed
निर्वमन्तिthey vomit out; they expel
निर्वमन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootनि√वम्
Formलट् (वर्तमान); परस्मैपदम्; प्र.पुरुष; बहुवचनम्; उपसर्ग: निर्; धातु: वम् (वमने)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive ‘or’)
Entities Mentioned
O
officials (implied)FAQs
Kautilya targets both initial misappropriation and post-detection games—partial repayments, falsified accounts, or strategic returns to avoid punishment.