Sutra 18

Devanagari script

एवमेकाइश्वर्यममात्यः कारयेदिति कौटिल्यः ॥ कZ_०५.६.२३ ॥

Transliteration

evam ekāiśvaryam amātyaḥ kārayed iti kauṭilyaḥ

Translation

Thus, Kautilya says, a minister should secure governance under a single sovereign authority (undivided kingship).

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus; in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थे (thus/in this manner)

• एक: single; one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: विशेषण; पुंलिङ्गे एकवचनम्; (समासे पूर्वपदम्)

• ऐश्वर्यम्: sovereignty; supreme authority
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; (समासे उत्तरपदम्)

• अमात्यः: the minister; state official
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमात्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचनम्; कर्ता

• कारयेत्: should cause (it) to be done; should have (it) carried out
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (णिच्)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचनम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

• इति: thus; ‘so’ (end-quote marker)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थे/उद्धरणचिह्नः

• कौटिल्यः: Kauṭilya
• Type: Proper Noun
• Root: कौटिल्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचनम्; वक्ता/आचार्य-नाम

Entities Mentioned

• amātya (minister)
• ekāiśvarya (single sovereignty)
• Kauṭilya

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FAQs

What is ‘ekāiśvarya’ as a political objective here?

Preventing fragmentation of authority—keeping command, legitimacy, and administrative control centered rather than splintered among rivals.