Sutra 14

Devanagari script

स चेत्कोपं मदं मोहं वापदिशेद् यथोक्तवद्दण्डमेनं कुर्यादिति कौटिल्यः ॥ कZ_०३.१७.१४ ॥

Transliteration

sa cet kopaṃ madaṃ mohaṃ vāpadiśed yathoktavad daṇḍam enaṃ kuryād iti kauṭilyaḥ

Translation

ਕੌਟਿਲ੍ਯ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ: ਜੇ ਉਹ ਗੁੱਸੇ, ਮਦ (ਨਸ਼ੇ), ਜਾਂ ਮੋਹ ਦਾ ਬਹਾਨਾ ਵੀ ਕਰੇ, ਤਾਂ ਵੀ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਹੈ ਓਹੋ ਜਿਹਾ ਹੀ ਦੰਡ ਲਾਇਆ ਜਾਵੇ।

Word by Word

• सः: he; that person
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• चेत्: if
• Type: Particle
• Root: चेत्
• Form: निपात; शर्तार्थक (यदि)

• कोपम्: anger
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• मदम्: intoxication; arrogance
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• मोहम्: delusion; confusion
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: निपात; विकल्पार्थक (or)

• अपदिशेत्: should allege; should cite as a pretext
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + दिश्
• Form: विधिलिङ्/सम्भावना; परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• यथोक्तवत्: as stated; according to what has been said
• Type: Adverbial (indeclinable usage)
• Root: यथा + उक्त + वत्
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग; ‘यथा उक्तम् तथा’ अर्थे

• दण्डम्: punishment; penalty (fine)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• एनम्: him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• कुर्यात्: should impose; should do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: विधिलिङ्; परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• इति: thus
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: निपात; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणचिह्न

• कौटिल्यः: Kauṭilya (the author/teacher)
• Type: Proper noun
• Root: कौटिल्य
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

Entities Mentioned

• Kauṭilya

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FAQs

What is Kauṭilya’s stance on emotional or intoxicated states as mitigation?

He treats them as inadmissible excuses for reducing punishment, prioritizing predictable enforcement and deterrence.