Sutra 36

Devanagari script

एकश्च मन्त्री यथेष्टमनवग्रहश्चरति ॥ कZ_०१.१५.३६ ॥

Transliteration

ekaś ca mantrī yatheṣṭam anavagrahaś carati

Translation

And a lone minister acts as he pleases, unchecked.

Word by Word

• एकः: one; a single
• Type: Adjective/Pronoun (Numeral)
• Root: एक
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• मन्त्री: minister; counsellor
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन्
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• यथा-इष्टम्: as he pleases; at will
• Type: Adverbial (indeclinable usage)
• Root: यथेष्ट (यथा + इष्ट)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; क्रियाविशेषणम्

• अनवग्रहः: unrestrained; without check/control
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनवग्रह
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; नञ्-तत्पुरुषः (अन् + अवग्रह) अर्थतः ‘अवग्रह-रहितः’; विशेषणम् (मन्त्री इति)

• चरति: moves about; acts; behaves
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: लट्-लकारः, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

Entities Mentioned

• minister (mantrī)

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FAQs

What institutional risk is described by anavagraha?

Absence of counter-signature, peer scrutiny, or monitoring—enabling arbitrary or self-interested action by the minister.