Sutra 44
Devanagari script
तदेव विजितद्रव्यमामिषं वैरानुबन्धश्च ॥ कZ_०८.३.४४ ॥
Transliteration
tad eva vijitadravyam āmiṣaṃ vairānubandhaś ca
Translation
That very won property becomes a lure (bait), and it also generates a chain of enmity.
Word by Word
तत्that (very thing)
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचनम्
एवindeed/only/just
एव:
TypeParticle
Rootएव
Formनिपात (अव्यय)
विजित-द्रव्यम्property/wealth won (adjudged as won)
विजित-द्रव्यम्:
TypeNoun
Root√जि (जये) + द्रव्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (द्रव्यम्) — ‘विजितम्’ इति कृदन्त-विशेषणेन युक्तम्
आमिषम्bait; tempting gain (lucrative profit)
आमिषम्:
TypeNoun
Rootआमिष
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्
वैर-अनुबन्धःthe continuation/chain of enmity
वैर-अनुबन्धः:
TypeNoun
Rootवैर + अनु√बन्ध् (बन्धने)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचनम्; ‘वैरस्य’ इति षष्ठीसम्बन्धः
चand
च:
TypeConjunction
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्
FAQs
It describes a feedback loop: winnings incentivize repeated play, predation, retaliation, and disputes—raising policing and adjudication burdens.