Sutra 33

Devanagari script

तेन व्यसनी व्याख्यातः ॥ कZ_०७.११.३३ ॥

Transliteration

tena vyasanī vyākhyātaḥ

Translation

By this, the vice-ridden (misgoverning) ruler is explained/defined.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that; thereby; with that (reason/means)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्; तृतीया-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (तद्-शब्दः)

• व्यसनी: one afflicted by vice/calamity; an addicted/vice-ridden person
• Type: Noun (agentive adjective)
• Root: व्यसनिन्
• Form: प्रातिपदिकम्; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गम्; विशेषणरूपेण (व्यसनयुक्तः)

• व्याख्यातः: has been explained/defined
• Type: Verb (past passive participle)
• Root: वि-आ-ख्या
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः); भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि प्रयोगः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गम्; ‘व्याख्यात’ = explained/defined

Entities Mentioned

• vyasana (vice)

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FAQs

What does ‘vyasana’ mean here—moral vice or administrative failure?

Both: it functions as a governance diagnosis where personal defects manifest as fiscal waste, injustice, and loss of support.