Arthashastra — Adhyakshaprachara, Sutra 30

Devanagari script

प्रभूताभियोगादल्पनिष्पत्तौ निष्पन्नस्यांशं लभेत ॥ कZ_०२.८.३० ॥

Transliteration

prabhūtābhiyogād alpaniṣpattau niṣpannasya aṃśaṃ labheta

Translation

စွပ်စွဲချက်များ များစွာထဲမှ ရလဒ် အနည်းငယ်သာ ရရှိပါက အမှန်တကယ် အောင်မြင်ပြီးစီးသည့် ပမာဏအလိုက် အစုရှယ်ယာကို ပေးရမည်။

Word by Word

• प्रभूताभियोगात्: from/owing to a great (strong) prosecution/charge
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभि√युज् (युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-एकवचन; ‘अभियोग’ (आरोप/प्रयत्न/अभियोजन) + ‘प्रभूत’ (बहु/अधिक) विशेषण-समास; अपादान/हेतु-अर्थे पञ्चमी

• अल्पनिष्पत्तौ: in (a case of) a small/insufficient outcome (result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नि√पद्/√पद् (निष्पत्ति-भाव)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; ‘अल्प’ + ‘निष्पत्ति’ (परिणाम/सिद्धि) — अधिकरणे सप्तमी

• निष्पन्नस्य: of the one whose (claim/result) has been established/obtained
• Type: Noun (Participle used adjectivally)
• Root: नि√पद्/√पद् (निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन; ‘निष्पन्न’ (भूतकृदन्त, क्त) — ‘सिद्ध/सम्पन्न’ अर्थे; सम्बन्धे षष्ठी

• अंशम्: a share/portion
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्म

• लभेत: should obtain/receive
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; ‘he should obtain/receive’

Entities Mentioned

• informer/accuser (implied)
• state treasury

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