Sutra 11
धर्माधर्मौ त्रय्यामर्थानर्थौ वार्त्तायां नयानयौ दण्डनीत्यां बलाबले च एतासां हेतुभिरन्वीक्षमाणा लोकस्य उपकरोति व्यसनेऽभ्युदये च बुद्धिमवस्थापयति प्रज्ञावाक्यक्रियावैशारद्यं च करोति ॥ कZ_०१.२.११ ॥
dharmādharmau trayyām arthānarthau vārttāyāṃ nayānayau daṇḍanītyāṃ balābale ca etāsāṃ hetubhir anvīkṣamāṇā lokasya upakaroti vyasane 'bhyudaye ca buddhim avasthāpayati prajñā-vākya-kriyā-vaiśāradyaṃ ca karoti
By investigating through reasons the pairs—right and wrong in the Trayī (Vedic learning), benefit and harm in Vārttā (economic activity), and sound and unsound policy as well as strength and weakness in Daṇḍanīti (the science of government)—Ānvīkṣikī serves the world, stabilizes understanding in adversity and in prosperity, and produces competence in judgment, speech, and action.
FAQs
To justify analytical inquiry (Anvīkṣikī) as a governing tool that tests norms, economic outcomes, and coercive policy using reasons, thereby improving public welfare and state performance.
It aligns with evidence-based policymaking: evaluate legality/ethics, economic costs and benefits, and security/administrative capacity through rational analysis, especially to maintain stable judgment during crises and booms.
No single office is named; the implied duty of the ruler and advisers is to use disciplined reasoning to assess right/wrong, benefit/harm, good/bad policy, and strength/weakness before speaking and acting in governance.