Sutra 1
Devanagari script
कोशमकोशः प्रत्युत्पन्नार्थकृच्छ्रः संगृह्णीयात् ॥ कZ_०५.२.०१ ॥
Transliteration
kośam akośaḥ pratyutpannārthakṛcchraḥ saṃgṛhṇīyāt
Translation
When the treasury is depleted and an urgent fiscal crisis arises, he should undertake extraordinary collection (to rebuild resources).
Word by Word
कोशम्the treasury (state exchequer)
कोशम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकोश
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्म (object)
अकोशःone who is without funds / lacking a treasury
अकोशः:
TypeNoun (with privative prefix)
Rootअ-कोश
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्ता (subject)
प्रत्युत्पन्नार्थकृच्छ्रःone afflicted by an immediate financial difficulty / urgent monetary exigency
प्रत्युत्पन्नार्थकृच्छ्रः:
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootप्रत्युत्पन्न-अर्थ-कृच्छ्र
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying अकोशः)
संगृह्णीयात्should collect / should accumulate
संगृह्णीयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + ग्रह्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; विध्यर्थः (should collect/accumulate)
Entities Mentioned
K
kośa (treasury)FAQs
A sudden, immediate financial crisis combined with a depleted treasury.
Not routine taxation, but crisis-driven mobilization of resources to restore state capacity and solvency.