Sutra 31
Devanagari script
अन्यायवृत्तिर्निविष्टमप्युत्थापयेत् ॥ कZ_०७.११.३१ ॥
Transliteration
anyāyavṛttir niviṣṭam apy utthāpayet
Translation
A regime that operates unjustly can unsettle even what is already firmly established.
Word by Word
अन्यायवृत्तिःunjust conduct / wrongful practice
अन्यायवृत्तिः:
TypeNoun
Rootवृत् (वर्तने) / वृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः—अन्-न्यायस्य वृत्तिः (अन्याय-वृत्ति)
निविष्टम्(even if) established / entrenched
निविष्टम्:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootनि-विश् (प्रवेशने)
Formकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; ‘निविष्ट’ = स्थापित/प्रविष्ट
अपिeven; also
अपि:
TypeParticle
Rootअपि
Formअव्यय; अपि = ‘even/also’
उत्थापयेत्should uproot / should remove / should cause to be raised up (i.e., eliminated)
उत्थापयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-स्था (स्थितौ)
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच् (causative) — ‘उत्थापयति’ = उठापयति/उत्थानं कारयति
Entities Mentioned
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anyāya (injustice)FAQs
Injustice converts governed groups and officials into grievance-bearers, increasing non-compliance, sabotage, and susceptibility to rivals.