Sutra 2

Devanagari script

स्वयं ग्रसितारो निर्विषयाः कार्याः ॥ कZ_०४.१३.०२ ॥

Transliteration

svayaṃ grasitāro nirviṣayāḥ kāryāḥ

Translation

自ら（財物を）食い尽くし/横領した者は「nirviṣaya」とされるべきである—すなわち手段と地位を剥奪され（利益を取り上げられ、資源/官職を失う）。

Word by Word

• स्वयम्: by oneself; personally; of one’s own accord
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्
• Form: अव्यय; manner/agentive emphasis ‘by oneself’

• ग्रसितारः: those who have themselves seized/appropriated; self-caught offenders
• Type: Noun (agent noun)
• Root: ग्रस्
• Form: कर्तृवाचक-तृच् (तृन्) प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; ‘one who has swallowed/seized’

• निर्विषयाः: deprived of scope/standing; without jurisdiction/office
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विषय
• Form: नञ्-निषेध/निर्गमनार्थक-निर्ः उपसर्गयुक्त विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; ग्रसितारः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कार्याः: should be made/treated (thus); are to be rendered
• Type: Verbal adjective (gerundive)
• Root: कृ
• Form: कृ धातोः यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (कार्य); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; विधेय; ‘should be made/done’

Entities Mentioned

• offenders (appropriators/embezzlers)

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FAQs

What is the administrative intent of making offenders ‘nirviṣaya’ here?

To ensure the offender cannot retain the benefit of misappropriation and to prevent repeat offence by stripping resources/standing that enable further wrongdoing.

What modern policy analogue does this resemble?

Asset forfeiture plus administrative disqualification (loss of eligibility/position) for proven misappropriation.