Sutra 8

Devanagari script

मानाद् रावणः परदारानप्रयच्छन्दुर्योधनो राज्यादंशं च ॥ कZ_०१.६.०८ ॥

Transliteration

mānād rāvaṇaḥ paradārān aprayacchan duryodhano rājyād aṃśaṃ ca

Translation

मानात्—रावणः परदारान् अप्रयच्छन् नष्टः; दुर्योधनः राज्यात् अंशं च न ददात् नष्टः।

Word by Word

• मानात्: from pride; due to (wounded) honor
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी एकवचन; अपादान-कारक (कारण/हेतु)

• रावणः: Rāvaṇa
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: रावण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्तृ

• परदारान्: another man’s wives (others’ women)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परदार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन; कर्म

• अप्रयच्छत्: did not give up / did not surrender
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम् (यच्छति)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतन-भूत); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; कर्तरि; नकार-प्रत्ययेन निषेध (a-); धातु-प्रयोगः: ‘to give/hand over’

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्तृ

• राज्यात्: from the kingdom; from sovereignty
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी एकवचन; अपादान-कारक (source/ablative)

• अंशम्: a share; a portion
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्म

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (coordination)

Entities Mentioned

• Rāvaṇa
• Duryodhana

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FAQs

What administrative lesson is drawn from Rāvaṇa and Duryodhana here?

Pride-driven refusal—whether in private conduct (another’s wife) or public settlement (denying a lawful share)—creates predictable, preventable state catastrophe.

Which ‘inner enemy’ is highlighted?

Māna (pride/overbearing self-regard), a component of the ṣaḍ-varga that corrupts judgment.