Sutra 10

Devanagari script

यैनमापत्सु प्राणाबाधयुक्तास्वनुगृह्णीयुस्तानमात्यान् कुर्वीत दृष्टानुरागत्वात् इति ॥ कZ_०१.८.१० ॥

Transliteration

yainam āpatsu prāṇābādhayuktāsv anugṛhṇīyus tān amātyān kurvīta dṛṣṭānurāgatvāt iti

Translation

जो लोग प्राण-हानि के संकट वाली आपत्तियों में उसकी रक्षा और सहायता करें, उन्हीं को वह मंत्री बनाए; क्योंकि उनकी निष्ठा (कर्म से) देखी/परखी जा चुकी है—ऐसा कहा गया है।

Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: sarvanāma-prātipadika; prathamā-vibhakti; bahuvacana; puṃliṅga (relative pronoun)

• एनम्: him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: sarvanāma; dvitīyā-vibhakti; ekavacana; puṃliṅga (enam = him)

• आपत्सु: in calamities / in times of crisis
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद्
• Form: strīliṅga; saptamī-vibhakti; bahuvacana

• प्राणाबाधयुक्तासु: in (those crises) that involve danger to life / life-threatening
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: strīliṅga; saptamī-vibhakti; bahuvacana; viśeṣaṇa of 'āpatsu'; compound: prāṇa-ābādha-yukta = 'endowed with/marked by obstruction to life'

• अनुगृह्णीयुः: should protect / should show favor to
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√ग्रह्
• Form: liṅ (vidhi-liṅ/optative); parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣa; bahuvacana; active; 'they should show favor/protect'

• तान्: those
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: sarvanāma; dvitīyā-vibhakti; bahuvacana; puṃliṅga

• अमात्यान्: ministers / high officials
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमात्य
• Form: puṃliṅga; dvitīyā-vibhakti; bahuvacana

• कुर्वीत: should make / should appoint
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ
• Form: liṅ (vidhi-liṅ/optative); ātmanepada; prathama-puruṣa; ekavacana; 'he should make/appoint'

• दृष्टानुरागत्वात्: because of proven loyalty / since their loyalty has been seen
• Type: Noun (abstract)
• Root: त्व
• Form: napuṃsaka; pañcamī-vibhakti; ekavacana; hetu-artha (ablative of cause); compound: dṛṣṭa-anurāga-tva = 'the state of having seen/manifested affection/loyalty'

• इति: thus
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: avyaya; quotation/closure marker

Entities Mentioned

• amātya (minister)
• ruler

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FAQs

What is the selection criterion proposed here?

Empirical loyalty: prefer officials whose commitment is demonstrated under high-risk crises, not merely claimed through words or proximity.