Sutra 23
Devanagari script
ते ह्येनमपचरन्तमपि न त्यजन्ति सगन्धत्वात् ॥ कZ_०१.८.१७ ॥
Transliteration
te hy enam apacarantam api na tyajanti sagandhatvāt
Translation
For they do not abandon him even when he goes astray, because of shared affinity (their ‘same scent’).
Word by Word
तेthey (those)
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गः (सन्दर्भे)
हिindeed; for
हि:
TypeParticle
Rootहि
Formनिपातः; हेत्वर्थ/बलार्थ
एनम्him
एनम्:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (एन्-आदेश)
Formसर्वनाम; द्वितीया एकवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गः (सन्दर्भे)
अपचरन्तम्even (when) acting wrongly/going astray/turning away
अपचरन्तम्:
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootअप-चर्
Formवर्तमान-कृदन्तः (शतृ); द्वितीया एकवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गः; कर्मणि-रूपेण ‘एनम्’ विशेषणम्
अपिeven; although
अपि:
TypeParticle
Rootअपि
Formनिपातः; अपि = ‘even/also’
नnot
न:
TypeNegation
Rootन
Formनिषेध-निपातः
त्यजन्तिthey abandon (him)
त्यजन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootत्यज्
Formलट्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; बहुवचनम्
सगन्धत्वात्because of (his/their) having the same smell/affinity
सगन्धत्वात्:
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootस-गन्ध-त्व
Formपञ्चमी एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गः; हेतौ पञ्चमी (‘because of’)
Entities Mentioned
S
svāmin (implied king/master)H
hereditary ministerial families (implied)FAQs
In-group affinity and solidarity that sustains loyalty even under stress or misconduct.
It can become loyalty to the person/ingroup over law and accountability, enabling complicity.