Sutra 26

Devanagari script

प्रकृतीनां क्षयो लोभो वैराग्यं चोपजायते ॥ कZ_०७.५.२६च्द् ॥

Transliteration

prakṛtīnāṃ kṣayo lobho vairāgyaṃ copajāyate

Translation

ریاست کے اجزا (پرکرتیاں) میں زوال سے لالچ پیدا ہوتا ہے، اور بےرغبتی/بددلی بھی پیدا ہوتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• प्रकृतीनाम्: of the state’s constituent elements (prakṛtis)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural), स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• क्षयः: decline; depletion
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षय
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nominative singular), पुल्लिङ्ग

• लोभः: greed; covetousness
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोभ
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nominative singular), पुल्लिङ्ग

• वैराग्यम्: dispassion; indifference; loss of attachment
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैराग्य
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nominative singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग

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

• उपजायते: arises; comes into being
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप√जन् (जायते)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (वर्तमानकालः), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः: जनँ (जनि) + उपसर्गः ‘उप’

Entities Mentioned

• prakṛti (state constituent elements)

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FAQs

How does Kautilya connect administrative weakness to corruption and disloyalty?

He presents a progression: depletion/strain in the system fosters greed (rent-seeking), which then matures into disaffection and political unreliability.