Sutra 20
Devanagari script
राजविवादस्तु पीडनोच्छेदनाय प्रकृतीनां द्विगुणव्यायामसाध्य इति ॥ कZ_०८.४.२० ॥
Transliteration
rājavivādas tu pīḍanocchedanāya prakṛtīnāṃ dviguṇavyāyāmasādhya iti
Translation
But a dispute with the king can be ended (and the pressure removed) only by the constituents through double effort/expenditure.
Word by Word
राजविवादःa royal/state dispute
राजविवादः:
TypeNoun
Rootविवाद
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन
तुbut; however; indeed
तु:
TypeParticle
Rootतु
Formनिपात (विरोध/विशेषार्थे)
पीडन-उच्छेदनायfor (the purpose of) suppressing oppression and uprooting it
पीडन-उच्छेदनाय:
TypeNoun
Rootउच्छेद
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (—आय)
प्रकृतीनाम्of the state’s constituents
प्रकृतीनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रकृति
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-बहुवचन
द्विगुण-व्यायाम-साध्यःto be accomplished (only) with double exertion
द्विगुण-व्यायाम-साध्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसाध्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषणम् (राजविवादस्य)
इतिthus
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formइत्यादि-निपात; वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक
Entities Mentioned
R
rāja (king)P
prakṛti (constituents)FAQs
If conflict escalates between ruler and constituents, restoring normalcy becomes expensive and effort-intensive—creating fiscal and administrative strain.