Sutra 24

Devanagari script

जनपददुर्गव्यसनयोर्दुर्गव्यसनमिति पाराशराः ॥ कZ_०८.१.२४ ॥

Transliteration

janapada-durga-vyasanayor durga-vyasanam iti pārāśarāḥ.

Translation

Entre le malheur qui frappe la campagne et celui qui frappe la forteresse, le malheur de la forteresse est plus grave—ainsi parlent les Pārāśara.

Word by Word

• जनपद-दुर्ग-व्यसनयोः: of the two calamities—(that) of the countryside (janapada) and (that) of the fort (durga)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनपद/दुर्ग/व्यसन
• Form: षष्ठी-द्विवचनम् (genitive dual); समाहारः—‘जनपद’ तथा ‘दुर्ग’ इत्येतयोः ‘व्यसन’योः (two calamities)

• दुर्ग-व्यसनम्: the calamity of the fort
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग/व्यसन
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; ‘दुर्गस्य व्यसनम्’

• इति: thus (so it is said)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: निपातः; उद्धरण/मत-समाप्ति-सूचकः

• पाराशराः: the Pārāśaras (authorities of the Pārāśara school)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाराशर
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गम्; गोत्र/आचार्य-नाम; वक्तृ-निर्देशः (‘पाराशर-मतम्’)

Entities Mentioned

• janapada
• durga (fort)
• Pārāśarāḥ (school/authority)

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FAQs

Why might a fort’s calamity be judged graver than the countryside’s?

Because the fort is the command, storage, and last-resort defensive node; if it fails, coordination, protection, and continuity of rule can collapse rapidly.