Sutra 1

Devanagari script

समाहर्तृप्रणिधौ जनपदरक्षणमुक्तम् ॥ कZ_०४.४.०१ ॥

Transliteration

samāhartṛpraṇidhau janapadarakṣaṇam uktam ॥

Translation

ਸਮਾਹਰਤ੍ਰ (ਸੰਗ੍ਰਾਹਕ-ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ) ਦੀ ਨਿਗਰਾਨੀ ਵਾਲੇ ਪ੍ਰਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਨਪਦ ਦੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਬਾਰੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• समाहर्तृप्रणिधौ: in (the context of) the superintendent/collector’s system of inspection (spies/auditors)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाहर्तृ; प्रणिधि
• Form: समाहर्तृ-प्रणिधि-शब्दयोः समासः; एकवचन-सप्तमी (प्रणिधौ); पुंलिङ्ग

• जनपद: the territory/province (countryside)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनपद
• Form: एकवचन-प्रथमा; पुंलिङ्ग

• रक्षणम्: protection; safeguarding
• Type: Noun (verbal noun)
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: धातु-निष्पन्न-नाम (ल्युट्/अनम्); एकवचन-प्रथमा/द्वितीया; नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• उक्तम्: has been stated/said (already)
• Type: Verb (past passive participle used predicatively)
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); एकवचन-प्रथमा; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थः—‘has been stated’

Entities Mentioned

• samāhartṛ
• janapada

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FAQs

Why does Kauṭilya begin this chapter by referencing the samāhartṛ section?

He signals that policing/anti-crime measures are integrated with fiscal-provincial oversight; revenue administration and territorial security are treated as mutually reinforcing functions.