Sutra 32
Devanagari script
मायायोगविदां चैव न स्वयं कोपकारणात् ॥ कZ_०१.१९.३२च्द् ॥
Transliteration
māyāyogavidāṃ caiva na svayaṃ kopakāraṇāt
Translation
Likewise, in matters involving those skilled in deception and covert stratagems, the king should not act personally, so as not to become the direct cause of resentment.
Word by Word
मायायोगविदाम्of those who know the use of stratagems/secret devices
मायायोगविदाम्:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootविद्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-बहुवचन; ‘विद्’ (ज्ञाने) धातु से ‘विद्’/‘विद्वस्’ अर्थ-प्रत्यय (जानने वाला) के आधार पर ‘विद्’ = ‘जानकार’; समास: मायायोगस्य विदः = मायायोगविदः, तेषाम् = मायायोगविदाम्
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeParticle
Rootएव
Formअवधारण-अव्यय
नnot
न:
TypeParticle
Rootन
Formनिषेध-अव्यय
स्वयम्personally/by oneself
स्वयम्:
TypeAdverb
Rootस्वयम्
Formस्वतन्त्र-क्रियाविशेषण
कोपकारणात्from (out of) a cause of anger / due to an angry motive
कोपकारणात्:
TypeNoun
Rootकारण
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-एकवचन; समास: कोपस्य कारणम् = कोपकारणम्, तस्मात् = कोपकारणात्
Entities Mentioned
M
māyāyogavidaḥ (experts in deception/stratagems)R
rājā (implied)FAQs
To prevent direct attribution and backlash—maintaining political insulation and reducing the risk of personal enmity against the ruler.