Sutra 22
Devanagari script
विपरीता दण्डधारणा दण्डस्थानम् ॥ कZ_०७.१०.२२ ॥
Transliteration
viparītā daṇḍa-dhāraṇā daṇḍa-sthānam.
Translation
विपरीता दण्डधारणा भूमिः दण्डस्थानं भवति।
Word by Word
विपरीताreversed; contrary; improper
विपरीता:
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-परि-इ (परी/पर्ययार्थे)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (दण्डधारणा-शब्दस्य)
दण्डधारणाthe holding/administration of punishment (the rod of chastisement)
दण्डधारणा:
TypeNoun
Rootधृ (धारणे)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; कर्तृ/विषय-निर्देशः
दण्डस्थानम्the place/seat (locus) of punishment; the proper locus of penal authority
दण्डस्थानम्:
TypeNoun
Rootस्था (स्थितौ)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; विधेय/परिभाषा-रूपेण (समास-परिभाषा)
Entities Mentioned
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daṇḍa-sthāna (coercion sink)FAQs
Such a province consumes continuous enforcement resources and invites cycles of resistance; it weakens the center by turning governance into permanent coercive firefighting.