Sutra 31
Devanagari script
अर्थमूलौ धर्मकामौ ॥ कZ_०८.३.३१ ॥
Transliteration
arthamūlau dharmakāmau
Translation
ဓမ္မနှင့် ကာမတို့၏ အမြစ် (အခြေခံ) သည် အတ္ထ (ဥစ္စာ/အရင်းအမြစ်) ဖြစ်သည်။
Word by Word
अर्थwealth; material/state interest
अर्थ:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
मूलौthe two roots / the two foundations
मूलौ:
TypeNoun (with dual ending)
Rootमूल
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा द्विवचन (समासोत्तरपद); विशेषण-प्रयोगः
धर्मdharma; law/justice/duty
धर्म:
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
कामौthe two (namely) dharma and kāma
कामौ:
TypeNoun (with dual ending)
Rootकाम
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा द्विवचन (समासोत्तरपद); समाहार-द्वन्द्वे द्विवचनम्
FAQs
A ruler must secure revenue, assets, and economic stability, because social order (dharma) and public welfare (kāma) depend on material capacity.