Sutra 27

Devanagari script

नेति पिशुनः ॥ कZ_०१.१५.२७ ॥

Transliteration

neti piśunaḥ

Translation

Piśuna says: “No.”

Word by Word

• न: not / no
• Type: Particle (Negation)
• Root: न
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक निपात

• इति: thus (marking the quoted/said words)
• Type: Particle (Quotative)
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य/उद्धरण-समाप्त्यर्थक निपात (quotative marker)

• पिशुनः: the slanderer / informer (a type of spy/agent)
• Type: Noun (Agent noun)
• Root: पिशुन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; (विशेष्य/कर्तृपद)

Entities Mentioned

• Piśuna

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FAQs

What does ‘neti piśunaḥ’ signal in Arthashastra’s style?

A recorded disagreement: an authority named Piśuna rejects the preceding conclusion or method.