Sutra 29

Devanagari script

नित्यो हि हिरण्येन योगः कदाचिद्दण्डेन ॥ कZ_०७.९.२९ ॥

Transliteration

nityo hi hiraṇyena yogaḥ kadācid daṇḍena

Translation

La asociación asegurada por dinero es continua; la asegurada por la fuerza es solo ocasional.

Word by Word

• नित्यः: constant, regular
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; विशेषणम्

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: निपातः; हेतौ/निश्चयार्थे

• हिरण्येन: with gold; with money/treasure
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; करण/साधन-कारकः

• योगः: use, application, employment
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; कर्तृ/विधेय-शब्दः

• कदाचित्: sometimes, at some time
• Type: Adverb
• Root: कदाचित्
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम्

• दण्डेन: with punishment; with coercive force
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; करण/साधन-कारकः

Entities Mentioned

• hiraṇya (money)
• daṇḍa (coercive power)

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FAQs

What administrative principle is implied by 'money-based association is continual'?

A state should institutionalize predictable fiscal instruments (subsidy, aid, payments) because they create stable, repeatable cooperation, unlike coercion which spikes only during enforcement.