Sutra 13

Devanagari script

भूमिद्रव्यहरणेन लोभविजयी तुष्यति ॥ कZ_१२.१.१३ ॥

Transliteration

bhūmidravyaharaṇena lobhavijayī tuṣyati

Translation

ഭൂമിയും ധനവും കവർന്നെടുക്കുന്നതിലൂടെ ലോഭത്തെ ജയിച്ച (വിജയി) തൃപ്തനാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• भूमि-द्रव्य-हरणेन: by/through the taking away (misappropriation) of land and goods
• Type: Noun (verbal noun/gerundial in -ana)
• Root: हृ (√हृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (करण); 'हरण' (action-noun from √हृ) with instrumental ending -ena; compounded with भूमि + द्रव्य as object-specifiers

• लोभ-विजयी: the conqueror of greed / one who has overcome greed
• Type: Noun/Adjective (agent noun)
• Root: जि (√जि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; 'विजयी' = winner/conqueror; qualified by 'लोभ' (greed) → 'one who conquers greed'

• तुष्यति: is pleased / becomes satisfied
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (√तुष्)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; 'is pleased/satisfied'

Entities Mentioned

• lobha-vijayī

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FAQs

What settlement instrument is suggested against a profit-driven invader?

Material concession—tribute, indemnity, or ceding marginal territory—to cap losses and prevent deeper occupation.

What is the governance trade-off?

Short-term fiscal/territorial pain in exchange for preserving the core state apparatus and population security.