Sutra 51

Devanagari script

लम्भपालनो हि दण्डः कोशस्य कोशः कोशस्य दण्डस्य च भवति ॥ कZ_०८.१.५१ ॥

Transliteration

lambhapālano hi daṇḍaḥ kośasya kośaḥ kośasya daṇḍasya ca bhavati

Translation

حاصل شدہ چیزوں کو محفوظ کرنے اور حاصل کی ہوئی چیز کی حفاظت کرنے سے دَण्डی قوت خزانے کا بھی خزانہ بن جاتی ہے؛ اور خزانہ، بدلے میں، دَण्डی قوت کا خزانہ بن جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• लम्भपालनः: protection/maintenance of what has been obtained (i.e., safeguarding revenue/receipts)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लम्भपालन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; (लम्भस्य पालनः) इति समासः

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: निपात; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ-प्रयोगः

• दण्डः: punishment; the king’s coercive power
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• कोशस्य: of the treasury
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन

• कोशः: the treasury
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• कोशस्य: of the treasury
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन

• दण्डस्य: of punishment / of coercive power
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Conjunction
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• भवति: becomes; is
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: लट्-लकार; परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• daṇḍa
• kośa

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FAQs

What administrative principle is stated here about daṇḍa and kośa?

Coercive power protects and enlarges revenue, while revenue funds coercive power; each sustains the other.

What is the policy implication for a ruler?

Invest simultaneously in enforcement capacity and revenue administration; starving either will weaken the other.