Sutra 44

Devanagari script

हेतुभिश्चैषां मतिप्रविवेकान्विद्यात् ॥ कZ_०१.१५.४४ ॥

Transliteration

hetubhiścaiṣāṃ matipravivekānvidyāt

Translation

And by their reasons, he should discern the soundness and discrimination of their judgment.

Word by Word

• हेतुभिः: by means of reasons/grounds
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेतु
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• एषाम्: of these (persons/things)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• मति-प्रविवेकान्: the discriminations/judgments of their intellect
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति + प्रविवेक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन; 'मतेः प्रविवेकाः' = मतिप्रविवेकाः (समास)

• विद्यात्: one should know/ascertain
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (ज्ञाने)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• king
• advisers/ministers

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FAQs

What criterion does Kautilya use to evaluate advisers?

Not status or rhetoric, but the quality of reasoning—whether their advice shows discrimination, causality, and practical grounding.