Sutra 6

Devanagari script

प्रत्याख्याने शुचिः । इत्यर्थोपधा ॥ कZ_०१.१०.०६ ॥

Transliteration

pratyākhyāne śuciḥ | ity arthopadhā

Translation

यदि वह (लोभ का) प्रस्ताव ठुकरा दे, तो वह शुद्ध है—इसे ‘अर्थोपधा’ (अर्थ/धन-परीक्षा) कहते हैं।

Word by Word

• प्रत्याख्याने: in (the act/situation of) refusal/rejection
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रति-आ-√ख्या
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी; कृदन्त-भाववाचक (प्रत्याख्यान ‘प्रत्याख्यानम्’ = rejection/repudiation)

• शुचिः: (he should be) pure/clean (in conduct)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: शुचि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; गुणवाचक-विशेषण (शुचि = pure/clean)

• इति: thus (so said/so understood)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: निपात; उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक

• अर्थ: meaning/purpose; (also) matter/wealth
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (समास-पूर्वपद)

• उपधा: the ‘wealth/purpose’ test (a test by means of material inducement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपधा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; समस्तपद: अर्थोपधा (= अर्थस्य उपधा/अर्थ-सम्बद्धा उपधा)

Entities Mentioned

• amātya

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What is the core governance lesson of the arthopadhā?

Officials must be screened for susceptibility to financial inducements because money is a scalable instrument for both corruption and political subversion.