Yogavritta Adhyaya 4 Sutra 2 - Arthashastra | Hindi | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 2

Devanagari script

यं वा मन्येत यथाहमाश्रयेप्सुरेवमसौ विनयेप्सुराभिगामिकगुणयुक्तः इति द्रव्यप्रकृतिहीनमप्येनमाश्रयेत न त्वेवानात्मसंपन्नम् ॥ कZ_०५.४.०२ ॥

Transliteration

yaṃ vā manyeta yathāham āśrayepsur evam asau vinayepsur ābhigāmikaguṇayuktaḥ iti dravyaprakṛtihīnam apy enam āśrayeta na tvevānātmasaṃpannam

Translation

या यदि कोई यह माने—‘जैसे मैं आश्रय चाहता हूँ, वैसे ही वह विनय/अनुशासन चाहता है और उसमें आकर्षक, सुगम गुण हैं’—तो संसाधन और राज्य-तत्त्वों से हीन राजा का भी आश्रय लिया जा सकता है; पर जो व्यक्तिगत गुणों से हीन हो, उसका कभी नहीं।

Word by Word

यम्whom

वाor

मन्येतshould consider / would think

यथाas / in the manner that

अहम्I

आश्रय-ईप्सुःone desiring refuge/protection

एवम्thus / in this way

असौthat person (he)

विनय-ईप्सुःone desiring discipline/training

आभिगामिक-गुण-युक्तःendowed with amiable/approachable virtues

इतिthus (thinking/quoting)

द्रव्य-प्रकृति-हीनम्lacking wealth and (state-)resources/constituents

अपिeven (if)

एनम्him

आश्रयेतshould give/accept refuge (should take under protection)

नnot

तुbut

एवindeed / certainly

अनात्म-संपन्नम्one lacking personal character/integrity

Entities Mentioned

ruler/king (implicit)

vinaya (discipline/training)

FAQs

What is prioritized: resources or character?

Character and receptivity to discipline (vinaya) are prioritized; resource deficits can be remedied, but a deficient ‘ātma’ is disqualifying.