Sutra 11
Devanagari script
मन्त्रशक्तिसम्पन्नो हि वन्ध्यबुद्धिरप्रभावो भवति ॥ कZ_०९.१.११ ॥
Transliteration
mantraśaktisampanno hi vandhyabuddhir aprabhāvo bhavati
Translation
ಮಂತ್ರಶಕ್ತಿ ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದರೂ ಪ್ರಭಾವವಿಲ್ಲದವನು ‘ವಂಧ್ಯಬುದ್ಧಿ’ಯವನಾಗಿ ಫಲವಿಲ್ಲದವನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ।
Word by Word
मन्त्रशक्तिसम्पन्नःone endowed with the power/competence of counsel (statecraft deliberation)
मन्त्रशक्तिसम्पन्नः:
TypeAdjective (from PPP)
Rootसम्√पद् (पद्यते) / पद (सम्पन्न)
Formप्रथमा एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; विशेषणम् (कः? — मन्त्रशक्तिसम्पन्नः)
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeParticle
Rootहि
Formनिपातः; हेतौ/निश्चयार्थे
वन्ध्यबुद्धिः(yet) of barren/ineffective intellect
वन्ध्यबुद्धिः:
TypeNoun
Rootबुध् (बुद्धि)
Formप्रथमा एकवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्गः; कर्तृपद-समनाधिकरणम् (मन्त्रशक्तिसम्पन्नः … वन्ध्यबुद्धिः …)
अप्रभावःwithout influence/effect
अप्रभावः:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootप्र√भू / भाव (प्रभाव)
Formप्रथमा एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; कर्तृपद-समनाधिकरणम्
भवतिbecomes/is
भवति:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
Formलट् लकारः, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्
Entities Mentioned
K
king/minister (implicit)FAQs
That planning capacity must be paired with instruments of execution; otherwise decisions remain unproductive and governance becomes performative rather than effective.
Either: a ruler with good advisers but no enforcement capacity, or advisers with plans that cannot be operationalized due to weak coercive/administrative apparatus.