Sutra 14

Devanagari script

व्यसनिषु वामात्येष्वन्यानव्यसनिनः करोति ॥ कZ_०८.१.१४ ॥

Transliteration

vyasaniṣu vāmātyeṣu anyān avyasaninaḥ karoti

Translation

大臣たちが災厄（または悪徳）に冒されているとき、王はそれに冒されていない者を別に任命する。

Word by Word

• व्यसनेषु: in (cases of) vices/addictions/misfortunes
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यसन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-बहुवचन

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय

• अमात्येषु: among ministers/officials
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमात्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-बहुवचन

• अन्यान्: others (different persons)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन

• अव्यसनिनः: free from vices; not addicted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यसनिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; ‘अ-’ नञ्-पूर्वकः (व्यसनिन् = व्यसनयुक्तः)

• करोति: he makes/appoints/causes (to be)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: लट्-लकार; परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• amātyas (ministers)
• king (implied as appointing authority)

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What management principle is expressed here?

Continuity through redundancy: keep a bench of capable, unimpaired officials to replace compromised incumbents quickly.