Sutra 23

Devanagari script

ते ह्येनमपचरन्तमपि न त्यजन्ति सगन्धत्वात् ॥ कZ_०१.८.१७ ॥

Transliteration

te hy enam apacarantam api na tyajanti sagandhatvāt

Translation

彼らは彼が道を踏み外しても見捨てない。共通の親和（「同じ香り」）があるからである。

Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गः (सन्दर्भे)

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: निपातः; हेत्वर्थ/बलार्थ

• एनम्: him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (एन्-आदेश)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया एकवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गः (सन्दर्भे)

• अपचरन्तम्: even (when) acting wrongly/going astray/turning away
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: अप-चर्
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्तः (शतृ); द्वितीया एकवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गः; कर्मणि-रूपेण ‘एनम्’ विशेषणम्

• अपि: even; although
• Type: Particle
• Root: अपि
• Form: निपातः; अपि = ‘even/also’

• न: not
• Type: Negation
• Root: न
• Form: निषेध-निपातः

• त्यजन्ति: they abandon (him)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज्
• Form: लट्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; बहुवचनम्

• सगन्धत्वात्: because of (his/their) having the same smell/affinity
• Type: Noun (abstract)
• Root: स-गन्ध-त्व
• Form: पञ्चमी एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गः; हेतौ पञ्चमी (‘because of’)

Entities Mentioned

• svāmin (implied king/master)
• hereditary ministerial families (implied)

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FAQs

What does 'sagandhatva' convey in political-administrative terms?

In-group affinity and solidarity that sustains loyalty even under stress or misconduct.

What is the implied risk in such loyalty?

It can become loyalty to the person/ingroup over law and accountability, enabling complicity.