Sutra 47

Devanagari script

कोशमूलो हि दण्डः ॥ कZ_०८.१.४७ ॥

Transliteration

kośamūlo hi daṇḍaḥ.

Translation

For coercive power is rooted in the treasury.

Word by Word

• कोशमूलः: having the treasury as its root/basis
• Type: Noun (compound adjective)
• Root: कोश, मूल
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; विशेषणम् (दण्डः इति विशेष्यस्य)

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: निपातः; हेत्वर्थे/निश्चयार्थे (indeed/for)

• दण्डः: punishment; the coercive power of the state
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; कर्तृ/विषय-रूपेण विधानम्

Entities Mentioned

• kośa (treasury)
• daṇḍa (coercive power)

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FAQs

How can both ‘daṇḍa protects kośa’ and ‘kośa sustains daṇḍa’ be true?

They form a feedback loop: revenue funds force; force secures revenue. Breakdown in either can cascade into collapse.