Sutra 48

Devanagari script

स यद्येकपुत्रः पुत्रोत्पत्तावस्य प्रयतेत ॥ कZ_०१.१७.४८ ॥

Transliteration

sa yady ekaputraḥ putrotpattāv asya prayateta

Translation

If he has only one son, he should strive for the begetting of additional sons.

Word by Word

• सः: he; that person
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: sarvanāma; prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; pumliṅgam

• यदि: if
• Type: Particle
• Root: यदि
• Form: avyaya; śarthe (conditional particle) introducing a condition

• एकपुत्रः: having (only) one son; a single-soned (man)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: samāsaḥ: eka + putra (ekaputra); prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; pumliṅgam; viśeṣaṇa-bhāvaḥ (predicate adjective to सः)

• पुत्रोत्पत्तौ: in/for the production (begetting) of a son
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पत्ति
• Form: samāsaḥ: पुत्र + उत्पत्ति (ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa sense: 'of a son'); saptamī-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; strīliṅgam; adhikaraṇa (locative of occasion/concern): 'in/for the begetting of a son'

• अस्य: of him; his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: sarvanāma; ṣaṣṭhī-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; pumliṅga/neuter usage; sambandha: 'of him/of this (man)'

• प्रयतेत: should strive; should make an effort
• Type: Verb
• Root: यत् (प्र + यत्)
• Form: laṅ? (actually liṅ: vidhiliṅ, optative); parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣaḥ; ekavacanam; dhātu: यत् 'to strive' with upasarga प्र-; meaning: 'should strive/should make effort'

Entities Mentioned

• king
• son(s)

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FAQs

What governance logic underlies seeking more than one son?

Redundancy reduces the probability of succession failure due to death, incapacity, or unfitness of a lone heir.