Sutra 11
धर्माधर्मौ त्रय्यामर्थानर्थौ वार्त्तायां नयानयौ दण्डनीत्यां बलाबले च एतासां हेतुभिरन्वीक्षमाणा लोकस्य उपकरोति व्यसनेऽभ्युदये च बुद्धिमवस्थापयति प्रज्ञावाक्यक्रियावैशारद्यं च करोति ॥ कZ_०१.२.११ ॥
dharmādharmau trayyām arthānarthau vārttāyāṃ nayānayau daṇḍanītyāṃ balābale ca etāsāṃ hetubhir anvīkṣamāṇā lokasya upakaroti vyasane 'bhyudaye ca buddhim avasthāpayati prajñā-vākya-kriyā-vaiśāradyaṃ ca karoti
Dengan menyelidik melalui alasan pasangan-pasangan ini—benar dan salah dalam Trayī (pembelajaran Veda), manfaat dan mudarat dalam Vārttā (kegiatan ekonomi), serta dasar dan tidak dasar dalam dasar negara/polisi, juga kekuatan dan kelemahan dalam Daṇḍanīti (sains pemerintahan)—Ānvīkṣikī berkhidmat kepada dunia, menstabilkan kefahaman dalam kesusahan dan kemakmuran, serta melahirkan kecekapan dalam pertimbangan, pertuturan dan tindakan.
FAQs
To justify analytical inquiry (Anvīkṣikī) as a governing tool that tests norms, economic outcomes, and coercive policy using reasons, thereby improving public welfare and state performance.
It aligns with evidence-based policymaking: evaluate legality/ethics, economic costs and benefits, and security/administrative capacity through rational analysis, especially to maintain stable judgment during crises and booms.
No single office is named; the implied duty of the ruler and advisers is to use disciplined reasoning to assess right/wrong, benefit/harm, good/bad policy, and strength/weakness before speaking and acting in governance.