Sutra 17

Devanagari script

तेन भृता राजानः प्रजानां योगक्षेमावहाः ॥ कZ_०१.१३.०७ ॥

Transliteration

tena bhṛtā rājānaḥ prajānāṃ yogakṣemāvahāḥ

Translation

ด้วย (รายได้แผ่นดิน) นั้น กษัตริย์ซึ่งได้รับการอุปถัมภ์จึงพึงทำให้ประชาชนมีโยคเกษมะ—คือการได้มาและการคุ้มครอง (ความผาสุกและความมั่นคง) —เกิดขึ้น

Word by Word

• तेन: by that; through that (means)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: तद्-शब्दः; तृतीया-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (करण/हेतु-अर्थे)

• भृताः: maintained; supported; sustained
• Type: Participle
• Root: भृ
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययः); भृ धातोः; भृत (borne/maintained) → भृताः; प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गम्; विशेषणम् (राजानः इति विशेष्यस्य)

• राजानः: kings; rulers
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: राजन्-शब्दः; प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गम्

• प्रजानाम्: of the subjects; of the people
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: प्रजा-शब्दः; षष्ठी-बहुवचनम्; स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

• योगक्षेमावहाः: bringing/procuring acquisition and security (welfare)
• Type: Compound (Adjective)
• Root: वह्
• Form: समासान्त-पदं; आवह (आ+वह् धातोः, वर्तमानकालिक-प्रातिपदिकम् ‘bringing/procuring’) → आवहाः; प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गम्; विशेषणम् (राजानः)

Entities Mentioned

• rājā
• prajā
• yogakṣema

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FAQs

What does yogakṣema mean as a policy objective?

Ensuring prosperity (yoga: obtaining/augmenting resources) and security (kṣema: preserving/protecting them) for the population.