Sutra 50
Devanagari script
देशकालकार्यवशेन तु कोशदण्डयोरन्यतरः प्रमाणीभवति ॥ कZ_०८.१.५० ॥
Transliteration
deśakālakāryavaśena tu kośadaṇḍayor anyataraḥ pramāṇībhavati.
Translation
Cependant, selon le lieu, le moment et la tâche précise, soit le trésor soit le pouvoir coercitif devient le facteur décisif.
Word by Word
देशplace/territory (region)
देश:
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)
कालtime/occasion
काल:
TypeNoun
Rootकल्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)
कार्यtask/affair (case)
कार्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकृ
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)
वशेनdepending on; according to
वशेन:
TypeNoun
Rootवश
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन; (हेतु/निमित्ते) ‘वशेन’ = ‘के कारण/अनुसार’
तुbut; however
तु:
TypeParticle
Rootतु
Formनिपात; विरोध/विशेषार्थक
कोशtreasury; financial resources
कोश:
TypeNoun
Rootकोश
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; द्विवचन (समासाङ्ग)
दण्डयोःpunitive power/force; punishment
दण्डयोः:
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; द्विवचन (समासाङ्ग)
अन्यतरःeither one (of the two)
अन्यतरः:
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्यतर
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; (कोशदण्डयोः इति षष्ठी-द्विवचन-सम्बन्धे) ‘either of the two’
प्रमाणीभवतिbecomes authoritative/decisive (the determining factor)
प्रमाणीभवति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (प्रमाणी-√कृ > प्रमाणीभू)
Formलट्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘प्रमाणी-भू’ = ‘प्रमाणं भवति/प्रमाणत्वं गच्छति’
Entities Mentioned
K
kośa (treasury)D
daṇḍa (coercive power)D
deśaK
kālaK
kāryaFAQs
No single instrument is universally primary; the ruler must choose whether finance or force is decisive based on context (region, timing, mission).