Sutra 29

Devanagari script

तासां यथास्वं सम्पदः ॥ कZ_०६.२.२९ ॥

Transliteration

tāsāṃ yathāsvaṃ sampadaḥ

Translation

Their prosperities/strengths are to be evaluated according to what is proper to each constituent.

Word by Word

• तासाम्: of those (feminine plural)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्गम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• यथा: according to; as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: अव्ययम् (तुलना/विधि-अर्थे)

• स्वम्: one’s own; respective
• Type: Pronoun/Adjectival (indeclinable use)
• Root: स्व
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः; ‘यथास्वम्’ इत्यस्य अवयवः (स्व-शब्दः अव्ययवत्)

• सम्पदः: resources; assets; means (plural)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्पद्
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्गम् (सम्पद्-शब्दः)

Entities Mentioned

• sampad
• prakṛti

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FAQs

How does ‘yathāsvaṃ’ function as an administrative principle?

It mandates domain-appropriate indicators: treasury by liquidity/revenue stability, army by readiness/discipline, ministers by competence/loyalty—avoiding one-size-fits-all judgments.