Sutra 9

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्निष्टेन फलेन योगोऽयः अनिष्टेनानयः ॥ कZ_०६.२.०९ ॥

Transliteration

tasminniṣṭena phalena yogo'yaḥ aniṣṭenānayaḥ

Translation

In that action, with a desired result there is acquisition/income (yoga/āya); with an undesired result there is loss/ill-outcome (anaya).

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (case/condition)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनम्, पुं/नपुं; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक

• इष्टेन: with the desired (agreeable)
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle used adjectivally)
• Root: इष्ट
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (इष् √इच्छ्/इष् ‘to desire’) से निष्पन्न ‘इष्ट’ = desired/agreeable

• फलेन: by/with the result (outcome)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• योगः: success; favorable outcome/connection
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्ग

• अयः: loss; misfortune
• Type: Noun
• Root: अय
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘अय’ = loss/misfortune (not ‘अयस्’ iron)

• अनिष्टेन: with the undesired (unfavorable)
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle used adjectivally)
• Root: अनिष्ट
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘अनिष्ट’ = undesired/unfavorable

• अनयः: adversity; failure; bad outcome
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनय
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘अनय’ = non-success/bad course, adversity

Entities Mentioned

• iṣṭa-phala
• aniṣṭa-phala
• āya (gain/revenue)
• anaya (loss)

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FAQs

What is Kautilya’s evaluation rule here?

Judge policy by outcomes: desired results count as gain (āya/yoga), undesired results as loss (anaya), enabling pragmatic correction.