Arthashastra 3.20.5: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 20, Sutra 5

Devanagari script

नेत्य् कौटिल्यः ॥ कZ_०३.२०.०५ ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.20.5

Transliteration

nety kauṭilyaḥ

Translation

कौटिल्य कहते हैं, नहीं, यह गलत है।

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Word by Word

• न: not; no
• Type: Particle (Negation)
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (prohibitive/negative particle)

• इति: thus; so (quoting/closing a statement)
• Type: Particle (Quotative)
• Root: इति
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति-सूचक-अव्ययम् (quotative/closing particle)

• कौटिल्यः: Kauṭilya
• Type: Noun (Proper name)
• Root: कौटिल्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (nominative singular masculine); कर्तृ/वक्तृ-निर्देशः

Entities Mentioned

• Kauṭilya

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What is the administrative significance of ‘neti kauṭilyaḥ’?

It flags a policy divergence: Kauṭilya rejects a purely psychological explanation and moves toward a deterrence/penalty-based administrative solution.