Arthashastra 3.17.14: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 17, Sutra 14

Devanagari script

स चेत्कोपं मदं मोहं वापदिशेद् यथोक्तवद्दण्डमेनं कुर्यादिति कौटिल्यः ॥ कZ_०३.१७.१४ ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.17.14

Transliteration

sa cet kopaṃ madaṃ mohaṃ vāpadiśed yathoktavad daṇḍam enaṃ kuryād iti kauṭilyaḥ

Translation

कौटिल्य कहते हैं बड़े में गुस्सा आया था, नशे में था या दिमाग घूम रहा था, फिर भी सज़ा वही मिलेगी जो लिखी है।

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Word by Word

• सः: he; that person
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• चेत्: if
• Type: Particle
• Root: चेत्
• Form: निपात; शर्तार्थक (यदि)

• कोपम्: anger
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• मदम्: intoxication; arrogance
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• मोहम्: delusion; confusion
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: निपात; विकल्पार्थक (or)

• अपदिशेत्: should allege; should cite as a pretext
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + दिश्
• Form: विधिलिङ्/सम्भावना; परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• यथोक्तवत्: as stated; according to what has been said
• Type: Adverbial (indeclinable usage)
• Root: यथा + उक्त + वत्
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग; ‘यथा उक्तम् तथा’ अर्थे

• दण्डम्: punishment; penalty (fine)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• एनम्: him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• कुर्यात्: should impose; should do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: विधिलिङ्; परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• इति: thus
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: निपात; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणचिह्न

• कौटिल्यः: Kauṭilya (the author/teacher)
• Type: Proper noun
• Root: कौटिल्य
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

Entities Mentioned

• Kauṭilya

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FAQs

What is Kauṭilya’s stance on emotional or intoxicated states as mitigation?

He treats them as inadmissible excuses for reducing punishment, prioritizing predictable enforcement and deterrence.