Sutra 2

Devanagari script

तत्र स्वामिसम्पत् ॥ कZ_०६.१.०२ ॥

Transliteration

tatra svāmisampat

Translation

ಇವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (ಅಂಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿ) ಮೊದಲನೆಯದು ಸ್ವಾಮಿ (ರಾಜ)ನ ಸಂಪತ್ತು/ಉತ್ಕೃಷ್ಟತೆ.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there; in that context/section
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/प्रसङ्गवाचक (locative adverb)

• स्वामि-सम्पत्: the endowments/qualities (assets) of the ruler (the sovereign)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + √पद् (पद्/पद्यते) → सम्पत् (स्त्री.)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘सम्पत्’ = ‘सम्पद्/सम्पत्ति’ (समृद्धि/सम्पन्नता); समासः स्वामिनः सम्पत्

Entities Mentioned

• svāmin (ruler)

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FAQs

What is being introduced in 6.1.2?

Kauṭilya begins the list of state-constituents by stating that the first focus is the ruler’s excellence (svāmin-sampat).