Sutra 17
Devanagari script
सपुत्रदारं राजा तु घातयेदर्धयेत वा ॥ कZ_०५.४.१७च्द् ॥
Transliteration
saputra-dāraṃ rājā tu ghātayed ardhayeta vā
Translation
The king may kill (a dependent) along with his sons and wife, or instead elevate and enrich him.
Word by Word
सपुत्रदारम्together with (his) sons and wife (i.e., with family)
सपुत्रदारम्:
TypeNoun (compound adjective used substantively)
Rootपुत्र; दार
Formएकवचनम्, द्वितीया, पुंलिङ्गम् (राजा-कर्तृक क्रिययोः कर्मपदम्); स- उपसर्गार्थकः ‘सहित’
राजाthe king
राजा:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formएकवचनम्, प्रथमा, पुंलिङ्गम्; कर्ता
तुbut / indeed
तु:
TypeParticle
Rootतु
Formनिपातः; विरोध/विशेषार्थे (emphatic/contrastive)
घातयेत्should cause (him) to be killed / should have (him) killed
घातयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (घातयति)
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त (causative) — ‘to cause to be killed’
अर्धयेत्should reduce (the punishment) by half / should halve (it)
अर्धयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ध्
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त (causative) — ‘to cause to be reduced/halved; to punish by taking half’
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formनिपातः; विकल्पार्थे
Entities Mentioned
K
king (rājā)F
family (putra, dāra)FAQs
Service near the sovereign is structurally volatile: outcomes can swing between extreme reward and extreme punishment; hence disciplined conduct and self-protection are essential.