Sutra 43

Devanagari script

दण्डाभावे च ध्रुवः कोशविनाशः ॥ कZ_०८.१.४३ ॥

Transliteration

daṇḍābhāve ca dhruvaḥ kośavināśaḥ.

Translation

And in the absence of coercive power, the destruction of the treasury is certain.

Word by Word

• दण्डाभावे: in the absence of punishment (state coercive authority)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड + अभाव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अभाव-शब्दः); ‘दण्डस्य अभावे’ इति अर्थे सप्तमी-सम्बन्धः

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम्

• ध्रुवः: certain; inevitable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; विशेषणम् (कोशविनाशस्य)

• कोशविनाशः: destruction of the treasury (ruin of state finances)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोश + विनाश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; ‘कोशस्य विनाशः’

Entities Mentioned

• kośa (treasury)
• daṇḍa (coercive power)

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FAQs

What administrative linkage is implied between force and revenue?

Revenue collection and safeguarding require enforcement; without coercive capacity, assets are looted, taxes fail, and fiscal order collapses.