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Sutra 7

Devanagari script

दाण्डकर्मिकं कोशाभिसंहरणम् भृत्यभरणीयमनुजीविवृत्तं समयाचारिकम् राज्यप्रतिसंधानमेकाइश्वर्यं इति योगवृत्तं पञ्चममधिकरणम् ॥ कZ_०१.१.०७ ॥

Transliteration

dāṇḍakarmikaṃ kośābhisaṃharaṇam bhṛtyabharaṇīyam anujīvivṛttaṃ samayācārikam rājyapratisaṃdhānam ekāiśvaryaṃ iti yogavṛttaṃ pañcamam adhikaraṇam.

Translation

「強制権力（daṇḍa）の運用、国庫の徴収と集約、国家奉仕者の扶養と報酬、被扶養者の生計、確立された慣行と慣習法の執行、領域の統合と強化、そして不可分の主権の原理」—これらが国家の安全と福祉に関する実践的規範（yogavṛtta）であり、第五篇（adhikaraṇa）を成す。

Word by Word
दाण्डकर्मिकम्(the topic) concerning the administration/use of punishment (penal policy)
दाण्डकर्मिकम्:
TypeNoun (Adjective used substantively)
Rootदण्ड + कर्मिन्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; दण्डस्य कर्म (कार्य) यस्य तत्/दण्डकर्मसम्बन्धि
कोशाभिसंहरणम्collection/accumulation of the treasury (revenue collection)
कोशाभिसंहरणम्:
TypeNoun (Action noun)
Rootकोश + अभि-सम्-हृ
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; अभिसंहरण = संकलन/समाहार/संग्रह (कृदन्त-भाव)
भृत्यभरणीयम्what is to be provided for/maintained for the servants (maintenance and pay of officials)
भृत्यभरणीयम्:
TypeNoun (Gerundive used substantively)
Rootभृत्य + भरणीय (√भृ)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; भरणीय = ‘भर्तव्यम्’ (णीयत्-प्रत्ययः)
अनुजीविवृत्तम्the livelihood/means of subsistence of dependents/retainers
अनुजीविवृत्तम्:
TypeNoun (Past participial noun)
Rootअनुजीविन् + वृत्त
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; वृत्त = आचार/जीवनोपाय/वृत्ति (कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)
समयाचारिकम्conduct/practice based on agreements, conventions, or stipulated rules
समयाचारिकम्:
TypeNoun (Adjective used substantively)
Rootसमय + आचारिक
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; आचारिक = आचारसम्बन्धि
राज्यप्रतिसंधानम्restoration/consolidation of the kingdom (state re-establishment and securing)
राज्यप्रतिसंधानम्:
TypeNoun (Action noun)
Rootराज्य + प्रति-सम्-धा
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; प्रतिसंधान = पुनःस्थापन/समाधान/संयोजन/पुनर्संयोजन (भाव)
एकाइश्वर्यम्single/undivided sovereignty (sole rulership)
एकाइश्वर्यम्:
TypeNoun
Rootएक + ऐश्वर्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; एकम् ऐश्वर्यम् = एकाधिपत्यं
इतिthus (marking the end of the list)
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formनिपातः; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थः
योगवृत्तम्the section/topic called “Yoga-vṛtta” (the combined set of these matters)
योगवृत्तम्:
TypeNoun
Rootयोग + वृत्त
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; योगवृत्त = योगस्य (समाहारस्य) वृत्तम्/विषयः
पञ्चमम्the fifth
पञ्चमम्:
TypeAdjective (Ordinal)
Rootपञ्चम
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; ‘पञ्चम’ क्रमवाचकविशेषणम्
अधिकरणम्section/chapter (adhikaraṇa)
अधिकरणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअधि-√कृ (करण) / अधिकरण (स्थिरपद)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; शास्त्रीयपदं—प्रकरण/अध्यायविभागः

FAQs

To define the operational pillars of a stable state: disciplined coercive power, strong fiscal capacity, a maintained bureaucracy, regulated livelihoods of dependent groups, predictable norms/custom, territorial-political consolidation, and a single center of sovereignty—together enabling security and prosperity (yoga-kṣema).

It maps to modern state capacity: rule-of-law enforcement and internal security, sound public finance and reserves, professional civil service management, social-economic regulation of dependent sectors, consistent administrative/legal conventions, post-conflict or federal integration policies, and clear constitutional command to prevent fragmented authority.

No single office is named; the verse outlines the ruler’s overarching duties to maintain coercive authority, secure and grow the treasury, sustain officials, regulate dependent livelihoods, uphold customary and procedural order, consolidate the realm, and preserve undivided sovereign control.

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