Sutra 42

Devanagari script

नेत्य् कौटिल्यः ॥ कZ_०८.३.४२ ॥

Transliteration

nety kauṭilyaḥ

Translation

ਕੌਟਿਲ੍ਯ ਕਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ: ਨਹੀਂ।

Word by Word

• न: not; no
• Type: Particle (Negation)
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्

• इति: thus; so (marking the end of a quotation/opinion)
• Type: Particle (Quotative/End-marker)
• Root: इति
• Form: उक्त्यन्त-परिसमाप्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (इत्यर्थे)

• कौटिल्यः: Kauṭilya (the author/authority)
• Type: Noun (Proper name)
• Root: कौटिल्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

Entities Mentioned

• Kauṭilya

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Why is the rebuttal so terse?

It marks a decisive policy stance: the preceding pro-gambling claim is rejected as an unreliable basis for governance.