Shloka 4
Kośa-saṃjanana and Subtle Dharma
Treasury Formation and Fine-Grained Ethics
Devanagari script
अबलस्य कुतः कोशो हाकोशस्य कुतो बलम् । अबलस्य कुतो राज्यमराज्ञ: श्रीर्भवेत् कुत:,यदि राजा बलहीन हो तो उसके पास कोश कैसे रह सकता है? कोशहीनके पास सेना कैसे रह सकती है? जिसके पास सेना ही नहीं है, उसका राज्य कैसे टिक सकता है और राज्यहीनके पास लक्ष्मी कैसे रह सकती है?
Translation
หากพระราชาปราศจากกำลัง แล้วพระคลังจะมีได้อย่างไร? และผู้ไร้พระคลังจะมีกำลัง (กองทัพ) จากที่ใด? ผู้ไร้กำลังแล้วราชอาณาจักรจะตั้งมั่นได้อย่างไร? และผู้มิใช่พระราชาแล้ว ศรี—ความรุ่งเรือง—จะสถิตอยู่ได้อย่างไร?
Word by Word
अबलस्यof the weak (one)
अबलस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootअबल
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
कुतःwhence? how (is it possible)?
कुतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
कोशःtreasury
कोशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकोश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अकोशस्यof one without a treasury
अकोशस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootअकोश
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
कुतःwhence? how (is it possible)?
कुतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
बलम्strength; (military) force
बलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अबलस्यof the weak (one)
अबलस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootअबल
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
कुतःwhence? how (is it possible)?
कुतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
राज्यम्kingdom; sovereignty
राज्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराज्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अराज्ञःof one without a king / of a kingless (person/state)
अराज्ञः:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootअराजन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
श्रीःprosperity; fortune; Lakṣmī
श्रीः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्री
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would be; could exist
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
कुतःwhence? how (is it possible)?
कुतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
Speaker
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Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
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