Sutra 21
Devanagari script
यः पितृपैतामहमर्थमन्यायेन भक्षयति स मूलहरः ॥ कZ_०२.९.२१ ॥
Transliteration
yaḥ pitṛpaitāmaham artham anyāyena bhakṣayati sa mūlaharaḥ
Translation
Siapa pun yang secara tidak sah menghabiskan harta warisan leluhur (modal yang terakumulasi) adalah mūlahara, ‘perampas pokok’.
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (यः…सः)
पितृपैतामहम्ancestral (of father and grandfather), inherited
पितृपैतामहम्:
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootपितृ + पितामह
Formसमास; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-रूपेण कर्मपद-विशेषणम्; द्वितीया-एकवचन (अर्थम् इति पदस्य विशेषणम्)
अर्थम्property, wealth
अर्थम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्म (भक्षयति इत्यस्य)
अन्यायेनunjustly, by unlawful means
अन्यायेन:
TypeNoun
Rootअन्याय
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन; करण/हेतु (by unjust means)
भक्षयतिconsumes, squanders, dissipates
भक्षयति:
TypeVerb
Rootभक्ष्
Formलट्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; सकर्मक; ‘consume/squander’ अर्थे
सःhe (that person)
सः:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; प्रतिनिर्देशक (यः…सः)
मूलहरःone who takes away/destroys the principal (capital); squanderer of the inherited corpus
मूलहरः:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootमूल + हृ
Formसमास; ‘मूलस्य हरः’ इति; पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-प्रातिपदिक (हर)
Entities Mentioned
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mūlaharaFAQs
It points to accumulated reserves/endowments and foundational assets; stealing them undermines long-term fiscal capacity.
Because it destroys the base stock (principal) rather than merely skimming periodic flows.