Sutra 11

Devanagari script

यद्दण्डेन कोशेन वा महदुपकरोति तन्महाभोगम् ॥ कZ_०७.१६.११ ॥

Transliteration

yad daṇḍena kośena vā mahad upakaroti tan mahābhogam

Translation

ਦੰਡ (ਸੈਨਾ-ਬਲ) ਜਾਂ ਖ਼ਜ਼ਾਨੇ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਜੋ ਮਦਦ ਬਹੁਤ ਵੱਡੀ ਹੋਵੇ, ਉਹ ‘ਮਹਾ-ਭੋਗ’ (ਵੱਡਾ ਲਾਭ) ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• यत्: that which; whatever (relative pronoun)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (सापेक्ष-सम्बन्धे)

• दण्डेन: by punishment/force; by the rod (state coercion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (करण)

• कोशेन: by the treasury; by wealth/resources
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (करण)

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

• महत्: great; large
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्म)

• उपकरोति: renders benefit; helps; serves
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपकृ
• Form: लट्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; (उप-√कृ)

• तत्: that (correlative: ‘then that…’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (अन्वादेश)

• महाभोगम्: (is) entitled to great enjoyment/reward; has large emoluments
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभोग
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (विधेय)

Entities Mentioned

• force (daṇḍa)
• treasury (kośa)

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FAQs

How is mahā-bhoga distinguished from citra-bhoga?

Citra-bhoga is recurring and diversified support across sectors; mahā-bhoga is decisive, large-scale support specifically in military power or fiscal capacity.

What governance decision does this enable?

Tiered patronage and allocation—major contributors to coercive capacity or fiscal stability merit higher-grade rewards and trust.