Sutra 47
Devanagari script
अपायनित्यो धर्मार्थद्वेषी चेति दुर्बुद्धिः ॥ कZ_०१.१७.४७ ॥
Transliteration
apāyanityo dharmārthadveṣī ceti durbuddhiḥ
Translation
எப்போதும் தவிர்த்து/பின்வாங்கும் பழக்கமுடையவனும், தர்மத்தையும் அர்த்தத்தையும் வெறுப்பவனும்—தீய அறிவுடையவன்.
Word by Word
अपायनित्यःone whose ‘going away/decline’ is constant; habitually deserting/unstable
अपायनित्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअपाय + नित्य
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; विशेषणम् (दुर्बुद्धिः इत्यस्य)
धर्मार्थद्वेषीa hater of dharma and artha (hostile to righteousness and material welfare)
धर्मार्थद्वेषी:
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootद्विष्
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; ‘धर्म’ च ‘अर्थ’ च—तयोः द्वेषी; विशेषणम् (दुर्बुद्धिः इत्यस्य)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्
इतिthus; so (as stated)
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formइत्यर्थ-निर्देशक-अव्ययम् (उद्धरण/निगमन)
दुर्बुद्धिःa person of bad judgment; foolish/ill-intentioned person
दुर्बुद्धिः:
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्गः; कर्तृ/विषय-निर्देशः
Entities Mentioned
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prospective heirFAQs
Kauṭilya treats stable rule as requiring both normative legitimacy (dharma) and material statecraft (artha); hostility to either undermines governance.
A pattern of evasion/withdrawal from duty combined with animus toward the foundations of orderly and prosperous rule.