Sutra 25

Devanagari script

परोद्वेगकारणाद्वा दाण्डकर्मिकवच्चेष्टेत ॥ कZ_०७.१६.२५ ॥

Transliteration

parodvega-kāraṇād vā dāṇḍakarmika-vac ceṣṭeta

Translation

ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਉਤੇਜਿਤ/ਭੜਕਾਉਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਚਣ ਲਈ, ਦੰਡ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ ਵਾਂਗ—ਦੰਡ-ਵਿਧਾਨ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ—ਸਖ਼ਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਕਰੇ।

Word by Word

• परोद्वेगकारणात्: from/owing to a cause that creates agitation (alarm) in the enemy/other party
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी एकवचन (हेतु/अपादानार्थे)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात

• दाण्डकर्मिकवत्: like a punisher/one engaged in punitive action
• Type: Adjective (indeclinable suffix usage)
• Root: वत्
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानार्थे ‘-वत्’ प्रत्ययान्त

• चेष्टेत: should act/should proceed
• Type: Verb
• Root: चेष्ट्
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/विधिलिङ्गसदृश निर्देश); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• king
• public/other stakeholders
• penal functionary (dāṇḍakarmika)

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FAQs

What is achieved by acting 'like a dāṇḍakarmika'?

It frames coercion as impersonal and lawful, reducing perceptions of vendetta and limiting factional escalation.