Vinayaadhikaarika Adhyaya 10 Sutra 5 - Arthashastra | Sanskrit | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 5

Devanagari script

सेनापतिरसत्प्रग्रहेणावक्षिप्तः सत्त्रिभिरेकैकममात्यमुपजापयेत् लोभनीयेनार्थेन राजविनाशाय सर्वेषामेतद् रोचते कथं वा तव इति ॥ कZ_०१.१०.०५ ॥

Transliteration

senāpatir asatpragraheṇāvakṣiptaḥ sattribhir ekaikam amātyam upajāpayet: lobhanīyena arthena rājavināśāya sarveṣām etad rocate—kathaṃ vā tava? iti

Translation

सेनापतिः असत्प्रग्रहेण अवक्षिप्तः सत्त्रिभिः एकैकम् अमात्यम् उपजापयेत्—“लोभनीयेन अर्थेन राजविनाशाय सर्वेषाम् एतद् रोचते; कथं वा तव?” इति।

Word by Word

सेनापतिःthe commander-in-chief

असत्improper / untrue / bad

प्रग्रहेणby a hold/leverage (a compromising handle)

अवक्षिप्तःhaving been thrown down / brought under control / ensnared

सत्trustworthy / good

त्रिभिःby three

एकैकम्each (one) individually

अमात्यम्a minister/official

उपजापयेत्should cause (him) to be won over / should suborn

लोभनीयेनby something tempting / by an alluring

अर्थेनby wealth / by an inducement

राजविनाशायfor the destruction of the king (or kingship)

सर्वेषाम्of all (of them)

एतत्this (plan/idea)

रोचतेis pleasing / appeals

कथम्how?

वाor

तवto you / of you

इतिthus (saying)

Entities Mentioned

senāpati

sattri

amātya

rājā

FAQs

Why is the senāpati used as the approach vector for the money-based test?

The military can credibly promise force and protection; coupling money with coercive capacity tests whether officials will join a viable coup coalition.