Sutra 17

Devanagari script

शौचहेतोरमात्यानामेतत्कौटिल्यदर्शनम् ॥ कZ_०१.१०.१७च्द् ॥

Transliteration

śauca-hetor amātyānām etat kauṭilya-darśanam.

Translation

This, in Kauṭilya’s view, is for the sake of ensuring the integrity of officials.

Word by Word

• शौचहेतोः: for the purpose/cause of purity (probity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौच; हेतु
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचन; ‘शौचस्य हेतुः’ इति समासः; समस्तपदम्

• अमात्यानाम्: of the ministers/officials
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमात्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन

• एतत्: this (statement/teaching)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (सन्दर्भानुसारम्—‘इदं/एतद्’); अत्र ‘इदं मतम्/वचनम्’ इत्यर्थे

• कौटिल्यदर्शनम्: Kauṭilya’s view/doctrine
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौटिल्य; दर्शन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘कौटिल्यस्य दर्शनम्’ (मतम्/दृष्टिः) इति समासः

Entities Mentioned

• Kauṭilya
• amātya

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FAQs

What is the stated end (goal) of upadhā testing according to this verse?

Not spectacle or punishment, but institutional assurance of trustworthy officials—integrity as a prerequisite for authority.