Sutra 16

Devanagari script

एकस्थमथ सम्रुन्ध्यात्पुत्रवांस्तु प्रवासयेत् ॥ कZ_०१.१८.१६च्द् ॥

Transliteration

ekasthamatha samrundhyātputravāṃstu pravāsayet

Translation

Then he should confine him in one place; but if he has sons, he should be sent away into exile.

Word by Word

• एकस्थम्: one who is kept/placed in a single place; isolated (in one location)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: एक; स्था
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; (एकस्मिन् स्थाने स्थितम् इति) ‘एकस्थ’ + अम्

• अथ: then; thereafter
• Type: Particle
• Root: अथ
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/अनन्तरार्थक

• सम्रुन्ध्यात्: should confine / detain
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + रुध्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: रुध् (रुन्धति) उपसर्ग: सम्; अर्थ: ‘सम्यक् निरोधयेत्/अवरुन्ध्यात्’

• पुत्रवान्: one who has a son; having children
• Type: Adjective (possessive)
• Root: पुत्र; वत्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; वतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (पुत्र + वत्)

• तु: but; however
• Type: Particle
• Root: तु
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• प्रवासयेत्: should send into exile / make him live away (banish)
• Type: Verb (causative)
• Root: प्र + वस् (वास)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative): प्र + वस् → प्रवासयति; अर्थ: ‘प्रवासं कारयेत्’

Entities Mentioned

• rival claimant
• sons/heirs

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FAQs

Why is exile preferred when the rival has sons?

Sons create a durable succession nucleus; exile disperses the lineage’s immediate organizing capacity and reduces palace-centered plotting.