Sutra 14
Devanagari script
व्यसनिषु वामात्येष्वन्यानव्यसनिनः करोति ॥ कZ_०८.१.१४ ॥
Transliteration
vyasaniṣu vāmātyeṣu anyān avyasaninaḥ karoti
Translation
When his ministers are afflicted by calamity (or vice), he appoints others who are not so afflicted.
Word by Word
व्यसनेषुin (cases of) vices/addictions/misfortunes
व्यसनेषु:
TypeNoun
Rootव्यसन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-बहुवचन
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय
अमात्येषुamong ministers/officials
अमात्येषु:
TypeNoun
Rootअमात्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-बहुवचन
अन्यान्others (different persons)
अन्यान्:
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन
अव्यसनिनःfree from vices; not addicted
अव्यसनिनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यसनिन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; ‘अ-’ नञ्-पूर्वकः (व्यसनिन् = व्यसनयुक्तः)
करोतिhe makes/appoints/causes (to be)
करोति:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formलट्-लकार; परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन
Entities Mentioned
A
amātyas (ministers)K
king (implied as appointing authority)FAQs
Continuity through redundancy: keep a bench of capable, unimpaired officials to replace compromised incumbents quickly.