Shloka 4
Kośa-saṃjanana and Subtle Dharma
Treasury Formation and Fine-Grained Ethics
Devanagari script
अबलस्य कुतः कोशो हाकोशस्य कुतो बलम् । अबलस्य कुतो राज्यमराज्ञ: श्रीर्भवेत् कुत:
Translation
王に力がなければ、どこから国庫が得られよう。国庫がなければ、どこから軍勢が得られよう。軍勢がなければ、いかにして国は保たれよう。国を失えば、いかにしてシュリー（繁栄・吉祥）が宿ろうか。
Word by Word
अबलस्यof the weak (one)
अबलस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootअबल
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
कुतःwhence? how (is it possible)?
कुतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
कोशःtreasury
कोशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकोश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अकोशस्यof one without a treasury
अकोशस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootअकोश
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
कुतःwhence? how (is it possible)?
कुतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
बलम्strength; (military) force
बलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अबलस्यof the weak (one)
अबलस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootअबल
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
कुतःwhence? how (is it possible)?
कुतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
राज्यम्kingdom; sovereignty
राज्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराज्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अराज्ञःof one without a king / of a kingless (person/state)
अराज्ञः:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootअराजन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
श्रीःprosperity; fortune; Lakṣmī
श्रीः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्री
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would be; could exist
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
कुतःwhence? how (is it possible)?
कुतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes