Sutra 13

Devanagari script

राजा आत्मद्रव्यप्रकृतिसम्पन्नो नयस्याधिष्ठानं विजिगीषुः ॥ कZ_०६.२.१३ ॥

Transliteration

rājā ātmadravyaprakṛtisampanno nayasyādhiṣṭhānaṃ vijigīṣuḥ

Translation

The conqueror-king (vijigīṣu), endowed with personal capability, resources, and sound constituent elements of the state (prakṛtis), is the institutional seat of policy (naya).

Word by Word

• राजा: the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• आत्मद्रव्यप्रकृतिसम्पन्नः: endowed with his own resources (treasury/wealth) and with the constituent elements (of the state)
• Type: Adjective (Past participle used adjectivally)
• Root: सम्-पद् (सम्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषणम् (राज्ञः)

• नयस्य: of policy/statecraft
• Type: Noun
• Root: नय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन

• अधिष्ठानम्: the foundation/basis
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिष्ठान
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (विधेय)

• विजिगीषुः: the would-be conqueror (king who desires to conquer)
• Type: Verbal derivative (Desiderative adjective/noun)
• Root: वि-जी (जिगीषु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; इच्छार्थक-प्रातिपदिक (जिगीषु = जेतुमिच्छु)

Entities Mentioned

• rājā
• vijigīṣu
• prakṛtis (state elements)

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FAQs

What makes the king 'the seat of naya' in Kauṭilya’s framework?

Policy is anchored in the ruler’s capability to decide and execute, supported by resources and well-ordered state constituents.

Does 'vijigīṣu' imply constant war?

Not necessarily; it denotes a strategic posture oriented to advantage and expansion when conditions are favorable, grounded in capacity and timing.