Sutra 18

Devanagari script

नास्त्यपकारिणो मोक्ष इति कौटिल्यः ॥ कZ_०३.१९.१८ ॥

Transliteration

nāsty apakāriṇo mokṣa iti kauṭilyaḥ

Translation

ကောဋိလျက ဆိုသည်မှာ—ထိခိုက်နစ်နာမှု ဖြစ်စေသော အပြစ်ကျူးလွန်သူအတွက် လွတ်မြောက်ခွင့်/အပြစ်လွတ်ခွင့် မရှိ။

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Particle (Negation)
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्

• अस्ति: there is / exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: लट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्; वर्तमानकालः

• अपकारिणः: of a wrongdoer / of one who harms
• Type: Noun (Agent noun)
• Root: अपकारिन्
• Form: प्रातिपदिकम्: अपकारिन्; षष्ठी-एकवचनम् (सम्बन्धे) — ‘of one who does harm’

• मोक्षः: release / exemption (from punishment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• इति: thus (quoting)
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: उक्त्यन्त-निपातः (वाक्यसमाप्तौ उद्धरणचिह्नार्थः)

• कौटिल्यः: Kauṭilya
• Type: Proper noun
• Root: कौटिल्य
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; कर्तृपदम् (author/speaker)

Entities Mentioned

• Kauṭilya
• wrongdoer
• state/judge

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FAQs

How does Kauṭilya’s view differ from the ‘teachers’ in 3.19.17?

Where the teachers emphasize procedural exclusion for delayed claims, Kauṭilya emphasizes substantive accountability: proven harm should not end in impunity.