Sutra 3

Devanagari script

नेत्कौटिल्यः ॥ कZ_०८.४.०३ ॥

Transliteration

netkauṭilyaḥ

Translation

ନୁହେଁ—କୌଟିଲ୍ୟ କହନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• न: not; no
• Type: Particle (Negation)
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (prohibitive/negative particle)

• इति: thus; so (marking the end of a quotation)
• Type: Particle/Quotative
• Root: इति
• Form: उक्त्यन्त-निर्देशक-अव्ययम् (quotative/closing particle)

• कौटिल्यः: Kauṭilya (the author/teacher)
• Type: Noun (Proper noun)
• Root: कौटिल्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (nominative singular); ऋषि/आचार्य-नाम

Entities Mentioned

• Kauṭilya
• ācāryāḥ (implied prior teachers)

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FAQs

Why does Kauṭilya insert brief dissent markers like ‘net’?

To signal a shift from inherited doctrine to his own prioritization logic—often grounded in scale of damage and governance capacity.