Sutra 12

Devanagari script

भक्तिरेषा न बुद्धिगुणः ॥ कZ_०१.८.१२ ॥

Transliteration

bhaktir eṣā na buddhiguṇaḥ

Translation

This is devotion (personal loyalty), not a merit of intelligence/competence.

Word by Word

• भक्तिः: loyalty, devotion (to the ruler/master)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भज्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

• एषा: this (feminine, nominative singular)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• Type: Particle
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्

• बुद्धिगुणः: a quality of intelligence (an intellectual virtue)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; समासः = बुद्धेः गुणः

Entities Mentioned

• implicit: ministerial candidates

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FAQs

What policy lesson is asserted in this line?

Do not confuse personal loyalty with administrative ability; state offices require buddhi-guṇa (competence), not merely bhakti.