Sutra 23

Devanagari script

दत्त्वा चाभयं पितेवानुगृह्णीयात् ॥ कZ_०७.१६.२३ ॥

Transliteration

dattvā cābhayaṃ pitevānugṛhṇīyāt

Translation

Setelah memberikan jaminan keselamatan, dia hendaklah melayaninya dengan belas ihsan seperti seorang bapa.

Word by Word

• दत्त्वा: having given
• Type: Verb (absolutive/gerund)
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive); from √दा; ‘having given’

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• अभयम्: fearlessness; assurance of safety
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-भय
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया विभक्ति; कर्मपद

• पिता: a father
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा विभक्ति; उपमान/कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध (as ‘a father’)

• इव: like; as
• Type: Particle
• Root: इव
• Form: उपमार्थक अव्यय

• अनुगृह्णीयात्: should favour; should treat kindly/protect
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-ग्रह् (अनुग्रहे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; ‘should show favour/should treat kindly’

Entities Mentioned

• king
• protected subordinate/defector

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FAQs

What does 'abhaya' accomplish in governance terms?

It converts a fearful, potentially hostile actor into a predictable stakeholder by removing immediate survival anxiety.