Sutra 25

Devanagari script

दुर्गे हि कोशदण्डोत्पत्तिरापदि स्थानं च जनपदस्य ॥ कZ_०८.१.२५ ॥

Transliteration

durge hi kośa-daṇḍa-utpattir āpadi sthānaṃ ca janapadasya.

Translation

ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਦੁਰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੀ ਖ਼ਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਅਤੇ ਦੰਡ-ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਉਤਪੰਨ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ; ਅਤੇ ਆਫ਼ਤ ਵੇਲੇ ਉਹੀ ਜਨਪਦ ਦਾ ਆਸਰਾ-ਸਥਾਨ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• दुर्गे: in/at the fort
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: निपात; अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ-प्रयोग

• कोशदण्डोत्पत्तिः: the production/raising of treasury and coercive power
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पत्ति
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; समासः = कोशस्य दण्डस्य च उत्पत्तिः (द्वन्द्व-समाहार + षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समासभाव)

• आपदि: in calamity; in times of crisis
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन

• स्थानम्: a place; a refuge/base
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Conjunction
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• जनपदस्य: of the countryside/realm (janapada)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनपद
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• durga (fort)
• kośa
• daṇḍa
• janapada

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FAQs

How does the fort function beyond military defense?

It concentrates finance, force, and stores, and serves as an administrative and humanitarian fallback location during crises affecting the countryside.