Sutra 6

Devanagari script

अर्थैव प्रधानेति कौटिल्यः ॥ कZ_०१.७.०६ ॥

Transliteration

arthaiva pradhāneti kauṭilyaḥ

Translation

अर्थ एव प्रधान इति कौटिल्यः।

Word by Word

• अर्था: wealth; material resources (of the state)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (विधेय/उपपद-रूपेण)

• एव: indeed; only; precisely
• Type: Particle
• Root: एव
• Form: निपात; अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic/only)

• प्रधाना: primary; chief; principal
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रधान
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषण (अर्था इति पदस्य)

• इति: thus; so (quoting/marking the statement)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative)

• कौटिल्यः: Kauṭilya (the author)
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: कौटिल्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्तृ/वक्ता (author)

Entities Mentioned

• Kauṭilya
• artha

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FAQs

Why would artha be treated as 'primary' in administrative terms?

Because institutions, enforcement, welfare measures, and even moral order require revenue, logistics, and coercive capacity; without resources, policy cannot be implemented.