Sutra 14
Devanagari script
व्यसनिषु वामात्येष्वन्यानव्यसनिनः करोति ॥ कZ_०८.१.१४ ॥
Transliteration
vyasaniṣu vāmātyeṣu anyān avyasaninaḥ karoti
Translation
ಅವನ ಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳು ವ್ಯಸನ/ವಿಪತ್ತಿನಿಂದ ಪೀಡಿತರಾದರೆ, ಅದರಿಂದ ಪೀಡಿತರಲ್ಲದ ಇತರರನ್ನು ಅವನು ನೇಮಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ।
Word by Word
व्यसनेषुin (cases of) vices/addictions/misfortunes
व्यसनेषु:
TypeNoun
Rootव्यसन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-बहुवचन
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय
अमात्येषुamong ministers/officials
अमात्येषु:
TypeNoun
Rootअमात्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-बहुवचन
अन्यान्others (different persons)
अन्यान्:
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन
अव्यसनिनःfree from vices; not addicted
अव्यसनिनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यसनिन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; ‘अ-’ नञ्-पूर्वकः (व्यसनिन् = व्यसनयुक्तः)
करोतिhe makes/appoints/causes (to be)
करोति:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formलट्-लकार; परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन
Entities Mentioned
A
amātyas (ministers)K
king (implied as appointing authority)FAQs
Continuity through redundancy: keep a bench of capable, unimpaired officials to replace compromised incumbents quickly.