Sutra 30

Devanagari script

तथायमन्याबाधेभ्यो रक्षेदात्मानमात्मवान् ॥ कZ_०१.२१.३०च्द् ॥

Transliteration

tathāyam anyābādhebhyo rakṣed ātmānam ātmavān

Translation

तथा अन्याबाधेभ्योऽपि आत्मवान् आत्मानं रक्षेत्।

Word by Word

• तथा: thus; in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/क्रियाविशेषण)

• अयम्: this (person/one)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्द; प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• अन्य-आबाधेभ्यः: from other afflictions/obstructions (i.e., threats)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: अन्य + आबाधा
• Form: समासपद; पञ्चमी-बहुवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (आबाधा)

• रक्षेत्: should protect; should guard
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ्-रूप (आज्ञार्थ/विध्यर्थ); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• आत्मानम्: oneself; his own person
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• आत्मवान्: self-possessed; prudent; having self-control
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मवत्
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेषण (अयम् इति)

Entities Mentioned

• ātmavān (self-controlled person/ruler)

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FAQs

What is the administrative intent of this line?

It frames security as a continuous, proactive duty: self-discipline plus preventive protection against diverse threats.

Why emphasize ātmavān (self-controlled)?

Because Kautilya links internal discipline to external security: poor self-control creates exploitable vulnerabilities.