Sutra 13
Devanagari script
यः समुदयं परिहापयति स राजार्थं भक्षयति ॥ कZ_०२.९.१३ ॥
Transliteration
yaḥ samudayaṃ parihāpayati sa rājārthaṃ bhakṣayati
Translation
Quien provoque una merma en los ingresos del Estado (samudaya) está, en efecto, consumiendo los recursos del rey (fondos públicos).
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
समुदयम्the revenue/total receipts (of the state)
समुदयम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसमुदय
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन
परिहापयतिcauses to diminish; reduces; makes (it) fall
परिहापयति:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-हापय् (हापयति) < √हा (हाने)
Formलट्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; णिच् (causative); उपसर्गः परि-
सःhe
सः:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
राजार्थम्the king’s/state’s wealth
राजार्थम्:
TypeNoun
Rootराज + अर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; समासः: राज्ञः अर्थः = राजार्थः
भक्षयतिdevours; consumes; (figuratively) embezzles
भक्षयति:
TypeVerb
Root√भक्ष् (भक्षणे)
Formलट्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन
Entities Mentioned
K
king (rāja)S
state revenue (samudaya)FAQs
Any reduction in assessed/expected revenue due to an official’s action or inaction is treated as eating into the treasury—i.e., a breach of fiduciary duty.
It equates fiscal leakage with direct embezzlement, enabling stricter oversight and sanctioning rather than treating it as a mere accounting error.