Sutra 19
Devanagari script
द्रव्यनाशः कोशाबाधकः शत्रुवेदनं प्राणाबाधकमिति ॥ कZ_०८.३.१९ ॥
Transliteration
dravyanāśaḥ kośābādhakaḥ śatruvedanaṃ prāṇābādhakam iti
Translation
La perte de richesse nuit au trésor; se créer des ennemis nuit à la vie elle-même (à la survie).
Word by Word
द्रव्यनाशःloss/destruction of property/wealth
द्रव्यनाशः:
TypeNoun
Rootनश् (नाश)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; द्रव्यस्य नाशः
कोशाबाधकःthat which harms/impairs the treasury
कोशाबाधकः:
TypeAdjective (Noun-like)
Rootबाध्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; कोशस्य आबाधकः (कोशं बाधते इति)
शत्रुवेदनम्the enemy’s coming to know (disclosure to the enemy)
शत्रुवेदनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootविद् (वेदन)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; शत्रोः वेदनम्
प्राणाबाधकम्that which harms life/vitality (life-threatening)
प्राणाबाधकम्:
TypeAdjective (Noun-like)
Rootबाध्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; प्राणान् बाधते इति
इतिthus/so (end-quotative)
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formअव्यय; उद्धरण/निगमनार्थक
Entities Mentioned
T
treasury (kośa)L
life/survival (prāṇa)E
enemies (śatru)FAQs
Treat existential threats as higher priority than fiscal setbacks; survival is the precondition for revenue and administration.