Sutra 33
Devanagari script
दुर्गकोशव्यसनयोः कोशव्यसनमिति पिशुनः ॥ कZ_०८.१.३३ ॥
Transliteration
durgakośavyasanayoḥ kośavyasanamiti piśunaḥ
Translation
ਕਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੀ ਵਿਪੱਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਖਜ਼ਾਨੇ ਦੀ ਵਿਪੱਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ (ਕੁਝ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ) ਖਜ਼ਾਨੇ ਦੀ ਵਿਪੱਤੀ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਮਾੜੀ ਹੈ—ਇਹ ਪਿਸ਼ੁਨ ਕਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
दुर्गfort; fortified place
दुर्ग:
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्ग
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप)
कोशtreasury; royal finances
कोश:
TypeNoun
Rootकोश
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप)
व्यसनयोःof/among the two calamities (disasters)
व्यसनयोः:
TypeNoun
Rootव्यसन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी/सप्तमी द्विवचन (योः)
कोशtreasury
कोश:
TypeNoun
Rootकोश
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप)
व्यसनम्calamity/distress (specifically, treasury-distress)
व्यसनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootव्यसन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन
इतिthus; as (it is) said
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formनिपात; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक
पिशुनःthe pishuna (slanderer/informer)
पिशुनः:
TypeNoun
Rootपिशुन
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन
Entities Mentioned
D
durgaK
kośaP
piśunaFAQs
Kautilya often attributes claims to types of actors to signal bias; an informer may push treasury-centered claims to influence allocations or court decisions.