Sutra 63

Devanagari script

एकेषां पणनिमित्तो जयः पराजयो वा प्राणिषु निश्चेतनेषु वा पक्षद्वैधेन प्रकृतिकोपं करोति ॥ कZ_०८.३.६३ ॥

Transliteration

ekeṣāṃ paṇanimitto jayaḥ parājayo vā prāṇiṣu niścetaneṣu vā pakṣadvaidhena prakṛtikopaṃ karoti

Translation

Para sa ilan, ang panalo o talo na nagmumula sa pustahan—maging sa mga nilalang na may buhay o sa mga bagay na walang buhay—ay lumilikha ng galit sa mga sangkap na bumubuo sa estado sa pamamagitan ng paghahati sa kanila sa dalawang magkatunggaling panig.

Word by Word

एकेषाम्of some (people/opinions)

पण-निमित्तःhaving a wager as its cause / arising from a stake

जयःvictory

पराजयःdefeat

वाor

प्राणिषुamong living beings

निश्चेतनेषुamong non-sentient (things/beings)

वाor

पक्ष-द्वैधेनby/through partisanship (two-sidedness)

प्रकृति-कोपम्the anger/alienation of the constituents (of the polity)

करोतिcauses / produces / brings about

Entities Mentioned

prakṛti (state constituents)

FAQs

Who are the ‘prakṛtis’ whose anger matters?

The core state elements (e.g., ruler, ministers, territory, fort, treasury, army, allies in classical schema) and, practically, key stakeholders whose cohesion sustains rule.

What mechanism links gambling to political instability here?

Betting organizes people into opposing camps; wins/losses produce resentment and retaliation, which then maps onto administrative and court factions.