Sutra 26

Devanagari script

अर्थो ह्यर्थस्य नक्षत्रं किं करिष्यन्ति तारकाः ॥ कZ_०९.४.२६च्द् ॥

Transliteration

artho hy arthasya nakṣatraṃ kiṃ kariṣyanti tārakāḥ.

Translation

Os próprios recursos são a constelação auspiciosa para assegurar recursos; o que podem fazer as estrelas?

Word by Word

• अर्थः: wealth; resources (esp. state wealth/treasury)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: निपात; अव्यय; बलार्थ/हेतौ (emphatic/causal particle)

• अर्थस्य: of wealth; of resources
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन

• नक्षत्रम्: (the) star; constellation
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• किम्: what?
• Type: Pronoun/Interrogative
• Root: किम्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• करिष्यन्ति: will do; will accomplish
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन

• तारकाः: stars (small stars)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारका
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन

Entities Mentioned

• resources (artha)
• stars (tārakāḥ)

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FAQs

How does this verse define 'auspiciousness' in a governance context?

Auspiciousness is reframed as preparedness and resources—money, logistics, intelligence, and administrative capacity—rather than ritual markers.