Sutra 62

Devanagari script

अनर्थोऽधर्मः शोक इत्यनर्थत्रिवर्गः ॥ कZ_०९.७.६२ ॥

Transliteration

anartho 'dharmaḥ śoka ity anartha-trivargaḥ

Translation

La triade des issues défavorables est : anartha (perte/désavantage matériel), adharma (effondrement de l’ordre légal) et śoka (détresse publique ou privée).

Word by Word

• अनर्थः: loss; harm; misfortune
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनर्थ (a-nartha)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

• अधर्मः: unrighteousness; illegality; adharma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधर्म (a-dharma)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

• शोकः: grief; sorrow
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

• इति: thus; namely (marking the end of the list)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: निपातः; उक्तिसमाप्त्यर्थः/इत्यर्थे

• अनर्थ-त्रि-वर्गः: the triad/threefold group of misfortunes
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ग (with उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद: अनर्थ-, त्रि-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; समासः: अनर्थ + त्रि + वर्ग

Entities Mentioned

• anartha
• adharma
• śoka

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FAQs

Why define an 'anartha-trivarga'?

To classify and rank governance failures: economic harm, legal-moral disorder, and societal distress—useful for triage and response.