Vinayaadhikaarika Adhyaya 14 Sutra 10 - Arthashastra | Punjabi | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 10

Devanagari script

यथा चण्डालोदपानश्चण्डालानामेवोपभोग्यो नान्येषामेवमयं राजा नीचो नीचानामेवोपभोग्यो न त्वद्विधानामार्याणामसौ राजा पुरुषविशेषज्ञः तत्र गम्यतामिति मानिवर्गमुपजापयेत् ॥ कZ_०१.१४.१० ॥

Transliteration

yathā caṇḍālodapānaś caṇḍālānām evopabhogyo nānyeṣām evam ayaṃ rājā nīco nīcānām evopabhogyo na tvadvidhānām āryāṇām asau rājā puruṣaviśeṣajñaḥ tatra gamyatām iti mānivargam upajāpayet

Translation

ਜਿਵੇਂ ਚੰਡਾਲ ਦਾ ਪੀਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਪਾਣੀ/ਕੂਏਂ ਦਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਚੰਡਾਲਾਂ ਲਈ ਹੀ ਯੋਗ ਹੈ, ਹੋਰਾਂ ਲਈ ਨਹੀਂ—ਉਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਇਹ ਰਾਜਾ ਨੀਚ ਹੈ; ਇਹ ਨੀਚ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਲਈ ਹੀ ਢੁੱਕਵਾਂ ਹੈ, ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਵਰਗੇ ਆਰਯ/ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠਾਂ ਲਈ ਨਹੀਂ। ਪਰ ਉਹ ਦੂਜਾ ਰਾਜਾ ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਦੀ ਪਰਖ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਹੈ; ਉੱਥੇ ਚੱਲੋ—ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੀ ਵਰਗ ਨੂੰ ਫੁਸਲਾ ਕੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਪੱਖ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

यथाjust as; in the manner that

चण्डाल-उदपानःa well belonging to a Caṇḍāla

चण्डालानाम्of the Caṇḍālas

एवonly; indeed

उपभोग्यःfit to be used/enjoyed; meant for use

नnot

अन्येषाम्of others

एवम्thus; in the same way

अयम्this (man)

राजाking

नीचःbase; low-born; vile

नीचानाम्of low people; of the base

एवonly

उपभोग्यःfit to be associated with/used (by)

नnot

त्वद्-विधानाम्of people like you; of your sort

आर्याणाम्of the noble/respectable (people)

असौthat (man)

राजाking

पुरुष-विशेष-ज्ञःknower of the distinctions among men; a judge of character

तत्रthere; in that matter

गम्यताम्let (one) go; one should go

इतिthus; saying so

मानि-वर्गम्the group/class of the proud (people)

उपजापयेत्he should instigate/indoctrinate; should prompt (them) by insinuation

Entities Mentioned

mānivarga (proud faction)

rājā (king)

ārya (noble/elite archetype)

FAQs

Why is contempt (nīca vs ārya) used as a recruitment tool?

For pride-driven targets, identity and rank are stronger motivators than money; delegitimizing the current patron accelerates their willingness to leave.

What is the strategic function of repeating ‘go there’ (tatra gamyatām)?

It operationalizes persuasion into an actionable step—physical relocation, patron-switching, and network transfer.