Sutra 51
Devanagari script
शक्या च स्त्री राजहितेनियोक्तुमुपांशुदण्डेन व्याधिना वा व्यावर्तयितुमवस्रावयितुं वा इति ॥ कZ_०८.३.५१ ॥
Transliteration
śakyā ca strī rāja-hita-niyoktum upāṃśu-daṇḍena vyādhinā vā vyāvartayitum avasrāvayituṃ vā iti
Translation
女は王の利益にかなうよう導くことができる。また（必要なら）密かな処罰で抑え、病によって方向を変えさせ、あるいは退かせることもできる。
Word by Word
शक्या(she) is capable / it is possible (for her)
शक्या:
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootशक्
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; कृदन्त-रूप (शक्य- ‘able/possible’), विधेय-विशेषण
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय
स्त्रीa woman
स्त्री:
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय
राजहितेनby (appeal to) the king’s interest / for the king’s benefit
राजहितेन:
TypeNoun
Rootराजहित
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन; साधन/हेतु-करण (‘by/with the king’s interest’)
नियोक्तुम्to employ / to assign / to instruct
नियोक्तुम्:
TypeVerb (Infinitive)
Rootनि-युज्
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त; infinitive; ‘to appoint/engage/instruct’
उपांशु-दण्डेनwith a secret punishment
उपांशु-दण्डेन:
TypeNoun
Rootउपांशुदण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन; करण; ‘with a secret/quiet punishment’
व्याधिनाby illness (real or contrived)
व्याधिना:
TypeNoun
Rootव्याधि
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन; करण
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्प-अव्यय
व्यावर्तयितुम्to turn away / to ward off / to remove
व्यावर्तयितुम्:
TypeVerb (Infinitive)
Rootवि-आ-वृत् (caus.)
Formणिच्-प्रत्यय (causative) + तुमुन्; infinitive; ‘to turn back/ward off/remove’
अवस्रावयितुम्to cause discharge/bleeding / to drain (him/her)
अवस्रावयितुम्:
TypeVerb (Infinitive)
Rootअव-स्रु (caus.)
Formणिच्-प्रत्यय (causative) + तुमुन्; infinitive; ‘to cause to flow down; to make discharge/bleed; to drain’
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्प-अव्यय
इतिthus
इति:
TypeQuotative particle
Rootइति
Formउद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक
Entities Mentioned
K
kingW
women/consortsP
palace officials (implied)FAQs
To prevent scandal and factional backlash while still enforcing discipline and limiting undue access to the ruler.
As a managed pretext/medical seclusion or health-based restriction to reduce disruptive influence without overt confrontation.