Sutra 30

Devanagari script

यस्तूपनतान् हत्वा बद्ध्वा वा भूमिद्रव्यपुत्रदारानभिमन्येत तस्योद्विग्नं मण्डलमभावायोत्तिष्ठते ॥ कZ_०७.१६.३० ॥

Transliteration

yastūpanatān hatvā baddhvā vā bhūmidravyaputradārānabhimanyeta tasyodvignaṃ maṇḍalamabhāvāyottiṣṭhate

Translation

Sesiapa yang, setelah orang ramai menyerah, membunuh atau memenjarakan mereka, atau merampas untuk dirinya tanah, harta, anak lelaki dan isteri mereka—terhadapnya lingkaran negeri-negeri sekeliling akan menjadi cemas lalu bangkit untuk membawa kepada kehancurannya.

Word by Word

यःwho (he)

तुbut/indeed

उपनतान्the submitted/surrendered persons

हत्वाhaving killed

बद्ध्वाor having bound/imprisoned

वाor

भूमि-द्रव्य-पुत्र-दारान्land, wealth, sons, and wives

अभिमन्येतshould claim/appropriate (as his own)

तस्यof him/of that person

उद्विग्नम्alarmed/agitated

मण्डलम्the political circle (of states)

अभावायfor destruction/ruin

उत्तिष्ठतेrises up/sets itself in motion

Entities Mentioned

upanata (submitted subjects)

maṇḍala (circle of states)

FAQs

What is the administrative warning in this sutra?

Mishandling surrendered populations—through executions, imprisonment, or predatory confiscation—creates regional alarm and coordinated opposition, endangering the conqueror’s survival.

What is the implied policy recommendation?

Stabilize newly submitted areas through restraint, protection of persons and property, and predictable governance to prevent external coalition-building.