Sutra 12

Devanagari script

चलितशास्त्रस्तु शास्त्रादन्यथाभिनिविष्टबुद्धिरन्यायेन राज्यमात्मानं चोपहन्तीति ॥ कZ_०८.२.१२ ॥

Transliteration

calitaśāstras tu śāstrād anyathābhiniviṣṭabuddhir anyāyena rājyam ātmānaṃ copahantīti

Translation

चलितशास्त्रस्तु शास्त्रादन्यथाभिनिविष्टबुद्धिरन्यायेन राज्यमात्मानं चोपहन्ति।

Word by Word

चलितशास्त्रःone who has deviated from the śāstra (a śāstra-defaulter)

तुbut, however

शास्त्रात्from the śāstra

अन्यथाotherwise, in a different manner

अभिनिविष्टबुद्धिःone whose mind/intellect is firmly set (obstinately fixed)

अन्यायेनby injustice, unlawfully

राज्यम्the kingdom/state

आत्मानम्himself

चand

उपहन्तिharms, destroys, brings ruin upon

इतिthus

Entities Mentioned

king

state

FAQs

Why does injustice harm the ruler personally, not only the state?

Because unjust rule erodes legitimacy, provokes resistance, and destabilizes the ruler’s own security and survival.