Vyasanadhikarana Adhyaya 3 Sutra 45 - Arthashastra | French | Vedapath

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Sutra 45

Devanagari script

सतोऽर्थस्य विप्रतिपत्तिरसतश्चार्जनमप्रतिभुक्तनाशो मूत्रपुरीषधारणबुभुक्षादिभिश्च व्याधिलाभ इति द्यूतदोषाः ॥ कZ_०८.३.४५ ॥

Transliteration

sato 'rthasya vipratipattir asataś cārjanam apratibhuktanāśo mūtrapurīṣadhāraṇabubhukṣādibhiś ca vyādhilābha iti dyūtadoṣāḥ

Translation

Voici les défauts du jeu : perte ou mauvaise gestion de la richesse existante ; acquisition de richesses par des moyens indus ; destruction de ce qui n’est même pas consommé ; et survenue de maladies dues à la rétention d’urine et de selles, à la faim et à des contraintes similaires.

Word by Word

सतःof existing/legitimate (wealth)

अर्थस्यof wealth/property

विप्रतिपत्तिःloss/ruin (misfortune)

असतःof non-existing/illegitimate (wealth)

चand

अर्जनम्acquisition/earning

अप्रतिभुक्तनाशःloss of what has not been enjoyed/used

मूत्रपुरीषधारणबुभुक्षादिभिःby retention of urine and feces, hunger, and the like

चand

व्याधिलाभःacquisition/incurrence of disease

इतिthus

द्यूतदोषाःthe faults/demerits of gambling

FAQs

What are the main policy-relevant harms listed for gambling?

Fiscal ruin (loss of capital), criminalized income-seeking (improper acquisition), wasteful dissipation, and health deterioration—each increasing state enforcement and welfare burdens.

How do these harms connect to state capacity?

They reduce household solvency and labor productivity while increasing disputes and crime, forcing higher administrative and policing effort.