Sutra 21

Devanagari script

यः पितृपैतामहमर्थमन्यायेन भक्षयति स मूलहरः ॥ कZ_०२.९.२१ ॥

Transliteration

yaḥ pitṛpaitāmaham artham anyāyena bhakṣayati sa mūlaharaḥ

Translation

جو شخص پِتْرِی-پَیتامَہِک مال کو ناحق طریقے سے کھا جائے/بھگت لے، وہی مُولہَر ہے۔

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (यः…सः)

• पितृपैतामहम्: ancestral (of father and grandfather), inherited
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: पितृ + पितामह
• Form: समास; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-रूपेण कर्मपद-विशेषणम्; द्वितीया-एकवचन (अर्थम् इति पदस्य विशेषणम्)

• अर्थम्: property, wealth
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्म (भक्षयति इत्यस्य)

• अन्यायेन: unjustly, by unlawful means
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्याय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन; करण/हेतु (by unjust means)

• भक्षयति: consumes, squanders, dissipates
• Type: Verb
• Root: भक्ष्
• Form: लट्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; सकर्मक; ‘consume/squander’ अर्थे

• सः: he (that person)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; प्रतिनिर्देशक (यः…सः)

• मूलहरः: one who takes away/destroys the principal (capital); squanderer of the inherited corpus
• Type: Noun (agent noun)
• Root: मूल + हृ
• Form: समास; ‘मूलस्य हरः’ इति; पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-प्रातिपदिक (हर)

Entities Mentioned

• mūlahara

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FAQs

What is the policy meaning of 'ancestral wealth' in a state context?

It points to accumulated reserves/endowments and foundational assets; stealing them undermines long-term fiscal capacity.

Why call it 'root' theft?

Because it destroys the base stock (principal) rather than merely skimming periodic flows.