Sutra 16
Devanagari script
तयोः परिभवाद्द्वेष्यता गरीयसी ॥ कZ_०८.३.१६ ॥
Transliteration
tayoḥ paribhavād dveṣyatā garīyasī
Translation
Entre les deux, être haï est plus grave que la simple humiliation.
Word by Word
तयोःof those two
तयोः:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-शब्दः; षष्ठी-द्विवचनम् (Genitive Dual); पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रयोगः सन्दर्भानुसारम्
परिभवात्from/owing to (their) humiliation/insult
परिभवात्:
TypeNoun (action noun)
Rootपरि√भू (परिभव)
Formपुंलिङ्गः; पञ्चमी-एकवचनम् (Ablative Singular); हेतौ/कारणे पञ्चमी
द्वेष्यताhatefulness; being hated; becoming an object of hatred
द्वेष्यता:
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootद्वेष्य (from √द्विष्)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nominative Singular); भाववाचक-तद्धित/कृदन्त-निर्मितः (state of being hated)
गरीयसीgreater; more serious
गरीयसी:
TypeAdjective (comparative)
Rootगरियस् (comparative of गुरु)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; तुलनात्मक-विशेषणम् (comparative)
Entities Mentioned
K
king/sovereign (implied)S
subjects and elites (implied)FAQs
Personal embarrassment is recoverable, but broad dislike erodes compliance, loyalty, and the ruler’s deterrence—raising systemic risk.