Sutra 23
Devanagari script
अमात्यमूलाः सर्वारम्भाः जनपदस्य कर्मसिद्धयः स्वतः परतश्च योगक्षेमसाधनं व्यसनप्रतीकारः शून्यनिवेशोपचयौ दण्डकरानुग्रहश्चेति ॥ कZ_०८.१.२३ ॥
Transliteration
amātyamūlāḥ sarvārambhāḥ janapadasya karmasiddhayaḥ svataḥ parataś ca yogakṣema-sādhanaṃ vyasana-pratīkāraḥ śūnya-niveśa-upacayau daṇḍa-kara-anugrahaś ceti.
Translation
あらゆる事業は大臣を根本とする。すなわち、地方における諸事業の成就、内外の原因に対する福利と安寧の確保、災厄への対処、空閑地の入植と開発、そして刑罰・課税・国家の恩恵（特許）の施行である。
Word by Word
अमात्य-मूलाःhaving ministers as their root / dependent on ministers
अमात्य-मूलाः:
TypeNoun (compound adjective)
Rootमूल
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; विशेषण (सर्वारम्भाः इत्यस्य)
सर्व-आरम्भाःall undertakings / all initiatives
सर्व-आरम्भाः:
TypeNoun
Rootआरम्भ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन
जनपदस्यof the janapada (territory/realm)
जनपदस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootजनपद
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन
कर्म-सिद्धयःaccomplishments/successful completion of works
कर्म-सिद्धयः:
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्धि
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन
स्वतःfrom oneself / internally
स्वतः:
TypeIndeclinable (Adverb)
Rootस्व
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण
परतःfrom others / externally
परतः:
TypeIndeclinable (Adverb)
Rootपर
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
योग-क्षेम-साधनम्the means of acquisition and security (yoga-kṣema)
योग-क्षेम-साधनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसाधन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
व्यसन-प्रतीकारःremedy/countermeasure against calamities
व्यसन-प्रतीकारः:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतीकार
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
शून्य-निवेश-उपचयौ(i) settlement of vacant/empty areas and (ii) augmentation/growth
शून्य-निवेश-उपचयौ:
TypeNoun (dual)
Rootउपचय
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-द्विवचन; ‘निवेश’ तथा ‘उपचय’ इत्ययोः द्वन्द्वः; ‘शून्य’ इति विशेषणं (निवेशस्य)
दण्ड-कर-अनुग्रहःremission/leniency regarding punishment and taxes
दण्ड-कर-अनुग्रहः:
TypeNoun
Rootअनुग्रह
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
इतिthus
इति:
TypeParticle (quotative)
Rootइति
Formअव्यय; इत्यर्थे अवसानसूचक
Entities Mentioned
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amātya (ministers)J
janapada (realm)FAQs
A capable ministerial corps is the execution engine of the state—linking security, development, fiscal policy, and crisis response into coordinated administration.
As a combined objective: promoting prosperity (yoga) and ensuring protection/stability (kṣema), both internally and against external threats.