Sutra 4

Devanagari script

समं वा त्रिवर्गमन्योन्यानुबद्धम् ॥ कZ_०१.७.०४ ॥

Transliteration

samaṃ vā trivargam anyonyānubaddham

Translation

ധർമ്മം, അർത്ഥം, കാമം—ഈ മൂന്ന് ലക്ഷ്യങ്ങളും സമമായി പാലിക്കണം; കാരണം അവ പരസ്പരം ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടു കിടക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• समम्: equally; in an even/balanced manner
• Type: Adjective (used adverbially)
• Root: सम
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनम् द्वितीया/प्रथमा (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण ‘समम्’ = ‘equally, evenly’)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपातः (or)

• त्रिवर्गम्: the triad (dharma, artha, kāma)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: वर्ग
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनम् द्वितीया; ‘त्रि-’ उपसर्गसदृशपूर्वपदेन समासः; त्रयाणां वर्गाणां समाहारः

• अन्योन्य-अनुबद्धम्: mutually connected/interlinked
• Type: Adjective/PPP (compound)
• Root: बन्ध्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनम् द्वितीया; ‘अनुबद्ध’ = √बन्ध् (बध्नाति) धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः; ‘अन्योन्य’ अव्ययीभाव/समासपूर्वपदं ‘mutually’ इत्यर्थे

Entities Mentioned

• trivarga
• dharma
• artha
• kāma

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FAQs

What administrative idea is conveyed by calling the trivarga 'mutually interconnected'?

That public policy cannot treat morality (dharma), resources/power (artha), and welfare/pleasure (kāma) as isolated; decisions in one domain affect outcomes in the others.