Sutra 30

Devanagari script

दण्डश्च हिरण्येनान्ये च कामाः प्राप्यन्त इति ॥ कZ_०७.९.३० ॥

Transliteration

daṇḍaś ca hiraṇyenānye ca kāmāḥ prāpyanta iti

Translation

เพราะอำนาจบังคับ (ทัณฑะ) และเป้าหมายที่ปรารถนาอื่น ๆ ได้มาด้วยเงิน

Word by Word

• दण्डः: punishment; coercive power (of the king/state)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• हिरण्येन: by/with money; with gold/wealth
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन (करण)

• अन्ये: other (people/things)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन (विशेषण/सर्वनाम)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• कामाः: desires; desired objects/enjoyments
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन

• प्राप्यन्ते: are obtained; are attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+आप्
• Form: लट्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि (passive)

• इति: thus; so (it is said)
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-सूचक-अव्यय

Entities Mentioned

• hiraṇya (treasury)
• daṇḍa (force)

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FAQs

How does this verse connect treasury to military power?

It treats coercive power as a financed capability—recruitment, provisioning, fortification, intelligence, and campaigns all depend on monetary resources.