Sutra 15
Devanagari script
यः समुदयं द्विगुणमुद्भावयति स जनपदं भक्षयति ॥ कZ_०२.९.१५ ॥
Transliteration
yaḥ samudayaṃ dviguṇam udbhāvayati sa janapadaṃ bhakṣayati
Translation
जो राजस्व-आकलन/मांग को कृत्रिम रूप से दुगुना कर देता है, वह वास्तव में जनपद को खा जाता है (उत्पीड़न करता है)।
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formsarvanāma-prātipadika; puṃliṅga; prathamā-vibhakti; ekavacana
समुदयम्revenue, total income
समुदयम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसमुदय
Formpuṃliṅga; dvitīyā-vibhakti; ekavacana; karma (object) of ud-bhāvayati
द्विगुणम्twofold; doubled
द्विगुणम्:
TypeAdjective (numeral-based)
Rootद्वि + गुण
Formnapuṃsakaliṅga; dvitīyā-vibhakti; ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of samudayam (as predicate/object-complement: ‘to double’)
उद्भावयतिcauses to increase; raises; makes (it) double
उद्भावयति:
TypeVerb
Rootउद् + √भू (भवति) [causative: भावयति]
Formlaṭ-lakāra (present); parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣa; ekavacana; causative (ṇij) sense: ‘causes to become/raises’
सःhe (that person)
सः:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formsarvanāma-prātipadika; puṃliṅga; prathamā-vibhakti; ekavacana; correlating with yaḥ
जनपदम्the country/province; the people and territory
जनपदम्:
TypeNoun
Rootजनपद
Formpuṃliṅga; dvitīyā-vibhakti; ekavacana; karma (object) of bhakṣayati
भक्षयतिdevours; destroys; impoverishes
भक्षयति:
TypeVerb
Root√भक्ष्
Formlaṭ-lakāra (present); parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣa; ekavacana
Entities Mentioned
J
janapada (people/territory)R
revenue administrationFAQs
Inflating assessments/collections beyond lawful rates—an extortionary practice that harms economic base and public welfare.
Because excessive extraction destroys productivity and loyalty, undermining the state’s long-term revenue capacity and stability.