Sutra 25
Devanagari script
परोद्वेगकारणाद्वा दाण्डकर्मिकवच्चेष्टेत ॥ कZ_०७.१६.२५ ॥
Transliteration
parodvega-kāraṇād vā dāṇḍakarmika-vac ceṣṭeta
Translation
परोद्वेगकारणात् वा दाण्डकर्मिकवत् चेष्टेत।
Word by Word
परोद्वेगकारणात्from/owing to a cause that creates agitation (alarm) in the enemy/other party
परोद्वेगकारणात्:
TypeNoun
Rootकारण
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी एकवचन (हेतु/अपादानार्थे)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक निपात
दाण्डकर्मिकवत्like a punisher/one engaged in punitive action
दाण्डकर्मिकवत्:
TypeAdjective (indeclinable suffix usage)
Rootवत्
Formअव्यय; उपमानार्थे ‘-वत्’ प्रत्ययान्त
चेष्टेतshould act/should proceed
चेष्टेत:
TypeVerb
Rootचेष्ट्
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थ/विधिलिङ्गसदृश निर्देश); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन
Entities Mentioned
K
kingP
public/other stakeholdersP
penal functionary (dāṇḍakarmika)FAQs
It frames coercion as impersonal and lawful, reducing perceptions of vendetta and limiting factional escalation.